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ごくもん
Meanings
Noun
1. prison gate
2. decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
Alt. forms
獄ごく門もん
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ごくもん
Pitch accent
ご
くもん
Composed of
jail; gaol; prison
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)
platform on which the decapitated head of a criminal was displayed