Japanese symbol for “hanging”
縛り首
しばりくび
Romaji: shibarikubi
(death by) hanging
In Japanese, hanging is 縛り首, read しばりくび (shibarikubi).
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Meanings
- n (death by) hanging
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hanging”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吊り | つり tsuri | hanging; suspending |
| ハング | ハング hangu | hanging (up) |
| 垂れ | たれ tare | hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.) |
| 帳 | とばり tobari | curtain; hanging |
| 絞首 | こうしゅ koushu | hanging; strangling to death |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 縛る | しばる shibaru | to tie; to bind; to fasten |
| 束縛 | そくばく sokubaku | restraint; restriction; fetters |
| 金縛り | かなしばり kanashibari | binding hand and foot |
| 呪縛 | じゅばく jubaku | spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell |
| 縛り | しばり shibari | binding |
| 首相 | しゅしょう shushou | prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier |
| 首都 | しゅと shuto | (national) capital (city); metropolis |
| 首脳 | しゅのう shunou | head; leader; top |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.