牢問
ろうもん
- whipping, stone placement, and shrimp-tie bondage (three forms of Edo-period torture) n
Kanji
問
モン
と.う • と.い • とん
question; ask; problem
Synonyms
海老責め
えびぜめ
- Japanese bondage torture (bound victim sits cross-legged with their arms tied behind them, and the rope is tightened until their ankles touch their neck) n
石抱き
いしだき
- form of torture in which the victim kneels on triangular wedges and stone slabs are placed on their lap n
鞭打ち
むちうち
- whipping; beating with a whip n
- whiplash n abbr