Kanji Detail for 誅 - "blame, execute, clear"

誅

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
誅 means "blame, execute, clear."
1. Blame - To censure; to reproach.
2. Execute - To kill; to punish by death for a crime.
3. Clear - To cut away brush and trees.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

death penalty

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

execute, kill, put to death; punish

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to put (a criminal) to death; to punish

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to execute, to kill; to punish

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

To declare one's crime and execute. Such as saying 罪不容誅 (crimes unpardonable by death). Also when more than one person is executed, it is called 誅. | To punish. Such as saying 誅求無厭 (demanding without limit). Meaning coercing bribes. | To cut down. Such as 誅茅 (cutting thatch). Meaning cutting grass.
Onyomi

chu(ちゅ)

chuu
Kunyomi

horo.bosu(ほろぼす)

koro.su(ころす)

u.tsu(うつ)
Strokes

13 strokes
Radical

言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)
Related Keywords
blame censure reproach execute kill punish death crime clear cut brush trees