gokumonde
1. At the prison gate; By the prison gate
Noun
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1. At the prison gate; By the prison gate
1. prison gate
2. decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
1. Was not a prison gate.; Was not a hell gate.
1. beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)
1. If it were Gokumon; If Gokumon exists
1. Gokumon desu:;
1. It is not Gokumon.; It is not the Gokumon gate.
1. Was imprisoned.; Was incarcerated.
1. Probably hell.; Likely a disaster.
1. platform on which the decapitated head of a criminal was displayed