打ち首 — meaning in English
uchikubi
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English meaning
- behead verb To cut off someone's head, typically as an execution.
- beheading noun The act or event of cutting off someone's head.
- decapitation noun The act of cutting off a head; beheading.
Senses
打ち首 is used for these senses in English:
- behead (transitive) To deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head.
- beheading An instance of a person being beheaded.
- decapitation Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating.