たわら
 

noun

Messages.hist.
  1. Edo-period form of torture in which criminals were stuffed into straw bags with their heads exposed, piled together, and whipped (commonly used on Christians).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
たわら
 
俵責め たわらぜめ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bag, bale, sack
ヒョウ たわら (5th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
surface, table, chart
ヒョウ おもて あらわ.す (3rd, N3)
life (生) variant
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
blame, condemn, censure
セキ せ.める (5th, N3)
life (生) variant
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)