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    3. 探湯

    探湯

    探くか湯たち

    trial by hot water

    NTNounHistoryKanji Vocab23 strokes

    盟神探湯誓湯

    くかたちくがたちくかだち

    Noun

    1.
    trial by hot water, putting a person's hand in boiling water to determine their guilt or innocence (with the belief that the innocent would not be scalded)
    historical term

    Stroke 0 / 23

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    Kanji that make up this word

    探
    さぐ.る・さが.す…(1)
    grope・search・look for
    湯
    ゆ…(1)
    hot water・bath・hot spring
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