殛 - kyoku

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[China]
It is also simply called "ryuu." It is the punishment with the oldest origin, and in the classics it is also written as "hou," "kiku," "kiyoku," etc. It is banishment, severing ties with the community, and making it difficult to live a full life.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

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［中国］
　単に〈流〉ともいう。刑罰の中でも最も古い起源をもつもので，古典に〈放〉〈逐〉〈殛（きよく）〉などとも記される。追放であって，共同体との結びつきを絶たれ，生命は全うしがたい。…

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出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第２版について | 情報