Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
Kanji used
slice to kill
Pitch accent
Top 3200
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to behead; to decapitate; to fire; to dismiss