真綿で首を絞める

Japanese

Kanji in this term
真	綿	首	絞
ま Grade: 3	わた Grade: 5	くび Grade: 2	し Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
眞綿で首を絞める (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma̠β̞a̠ta̠ de̞ kɯ̟bʲi o̞ ɕime̞ɾɯ̟]

Idiom

真(ま)綿(わた)で首(くび)を絞(し)める • (mawata de kubi o shimeru) ^{←まわたでくびをしめる (mawatadekubiwosimeru)?}

1. "to strangle with floss-silk": to torture slowly