noun

  1. torture in which the victim is bound and placed in a tub of snakes.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
蛇責め へびぜめ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

snake, serpent, hard drinker
ジャ へび ダ (9th, N1)
insect, bug, temper
むし チュウ キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
other
タ へび (Kentei 1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
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)