公開処刑

See also: 公開處刑

Japanese

Kanji in this term
公	開	処	刑
こう Grade: 2	かい Grade: 3	しょ Grade: 6	けい Grade: S
kan'on	on'yomi		kan'on

Alternative spelling
公開處刑 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 公(こう)開(かい) (kōkai, “public”) + 処(しょ)刑(けい) (shokei, “execution”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーかいしょけー [kòókáí shóꜜkèè] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːka̠i ɕo̞ke̞ː]

Noun

公(こう)開(かい)処(しょ)刑(けい) • (kōkai shokei) 

1. public execution
2. (figurative) public embarrassment

Descendants

• → Chinese: 公開處刑／公开处刑 (gōngkāi chǔxíng)