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hangman in Japanese

hangman in Japanese is 死刑執行人 — hangman means a person whose job is to execute people by hanging.

hangman in Japanese

死刑執行人
noun
Pronounced: shikeishikkōnin
(countable) An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.

What does "hangman" mean?

  1. noun A person whose job is to execute people by hanging.
    "The condemned man was led to the gallows by the hangman."
  2. noun A word-guessing game where wrong guesses draw part of a hanging stick figure.
    "The kids played hangman on the whiteboard during recess."
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hangman in a sentence

  • The condemned man was led to the gallows by the hangman.
  • The kids played hangman on the whiteboard during recess.

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What is "hangman" in Japanese?

"hangman" in Japanese is 死刑執行人. hangman means: A person whose job is to execute people by hanging.

How do you pronounce 死刑執行人?

"hangman" in Japanese is 死刑執行人, pronounced "shikeishikkōnin".

How do you use "hangman" in a sentence?

Example: "The condemned man was led to the gallows by the hangman." In Japanese, "hangman" is 死刑執行人.

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