打うち首くび獄ごく門もん
Meanings
Noun
Historical
1. beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)
Kanji used
strike
neck
prison
gate
Composed of
decapitation; beheading
prison gate; decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)