きょう
ざい

noun

  1. penalty of decapitation and exposure of the severed head.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きょう
ざい
梟罪 きょうざい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

owl, expose
ふくろう キョウ (Kentei 1)
bird, chicken
とり チョウ とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
guilt, sin, crime
ザイ つみ (5th, N3)
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ ボウ あみがしら
un-, mistake, negative
ヒ あら.ず (5th, N3)