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[こう(絞)·しゅ(首)·だい(台)]
koushudai
noun

Root Words:

[こう(絞)·しゅ(首) + だい(台)]
koushu + dai

English Meaning(s) for 絞首台

noun
  1. gallows
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Definition and Synonyms for 絞首台

Gallows an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
Synonyms: 十三階段, 絞首台
Scaffold a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
Synonyms: 処刑台, 絞首台, 首切り台

Meanings for each kanji in 絞首台

» strangle; constrict; wring
» neck; counter for songs and poems
» pedestal; a stand; counter for machines and vehicles

Categories 絞首台 is a member of

Platform a raised horizontal surface
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Instrument Of Execution an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person
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Sample Sentences for 絞首台

The criminal was sent to the gallows.
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