Kanji

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: whip, rod, scourge, crime punishable by flogging

Kunyomi: むち しもと

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: bamboo

Examples

Onyomi Examples

caning (10-50 strokes; least severe of the five risturyō punishments)

チケイ flogging

Kunyomi Examples

むち whip, lash, scourge, stick, cane, rod, pointer

しもと scourge, whip, switch