かいしゃく

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かいしゃく – see the following entries.

【解釈】 [noun] interpretation [verb] to interpret

【介錯】 [noun] decapitation of someone who performs harakiri (in order to ease their pain) [verb] to decapitate someone who performs harakiri (in order to ease their pain)

(This term, かいしゃく (kaishaku), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)