This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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ざん
beheading; decapitation
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斬る

きる
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
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斬新

ざんしん
novel; original; newness
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斬首

ざんしゅ
decapitated head; decapitation
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斬殺

ざんさつ
putting to the sword
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メッタ斬り

滅多切り、メッタ切り、滅多斬り、めった斬り、めった切り
メッタぎり、めったぎり
hacking to pieces
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切り散らす

斬り散らす、切散らす
きりちらす
to cut down all; to slash promiscuously
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切りつける

斬りつける、切り付ける、斬り付ける、切付ける
v1
vt
きりつける
to cut at; to slash at
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切り合う

斬り合う
きりあう
to fight with swords; to cross swords
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切り刻む

斬り刻む、斬刻む
きりきざむ
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince