牛裂き

牛割き

Reading

Kana: うしざき

Romaji: ushizaki

Definition

noun

1

tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions (Warring States-era death penalty)

Kanji

牛

Readings: ギュウ、 うし

Meaning: cow

裂

Readings: レツ、 さ.く、 さ.ける、 -ぎ.れ

Meanings: split, rend, tear

割

Readings: カツ、 わ.る、 わり、 わ.り、 わ.れる、 さ.く

Meanings: proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split