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”).

Noun

辻斬り (hiragana つじぎり, rōmaji 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.
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