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表層形
さらし首
サラシクビ
名詞

さらし首 (サラシクビ)

Sarashikubi · さらしくび — criminal's head on public display, displaying a beheaded head, beheaded head

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さらし首 in rōmaji: sarashikubi.

名詞 普通名詞 一般 *
📝 晒し首 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年8月13日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
さらし首
見出し語 (Lemma)
晒し首
読み (Reading)
サラシクビ
品詞 (POS)
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
*
活用形 (Conj. Form)
*
表記 (Orthography)
さらし首
読み・基本形
サラシクビ
表記・基本形
さらし首
見出し語の読み
サラシクビ
💡 English Meaning

さらし首 means “criminal's head on public display, displaying a beheaded head, beheaded head” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

晒し首 (サラシクビ) — main entry →

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Lemma: 晒し首
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The surface form (さらし首) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (晒し首) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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