辻斬り

Japanese
Kanji in this term
辻 斬
つじ
Jinmeiyō		 き > ぎ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

辻 (tsuji, “street”) + 斬り (kiri), from 斬る (kiru, “cut, murder”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) つじぎり [tsùjígírí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝʑiɡʲiɾʲi]

Noun

辻(つじ)斬(ぎ)り • (tsujigiri) 

  1. The killing of a passerby on the road at night, in order to test the sharpness of a sword, or to improve one’s skill.
  2. One who kills someone such

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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