Caning - Small

Japanese: 笞罪 - ちざい

〘 noun 〙 One of the five crimes in the Law. The lightest. The criminal's buttocks are struck with a wooden stick thinner than that used for caning (without the joints, 3' 5" long, with a diameter of 3/4 of the large head and 1/2 of the small head at the base). Depending on the severity of the crime, there are grades ranging from 10 to 50 strokes. Caning. ※Law (718) Five Crimes: "Five Canings (10 Canes for 1 Catchy of Copper, 20 Canes for 2 Catchy of Copper, 30 Canes for 3 Catchy of Copper, 40 Canes for 4 Catchy of Copper, 50 Canes for 5 Catchy of Copper)"

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Japanese:

〘名〙律の五罪の一つ。最も軽いもの。杖罪のものより細い木の棒（節目をとったもので、長さ三尺五寸、大頭の直径三分、小頭の直径二分のしもと）で罪人の臀部を打つ。罪の軽重により、一〇打から五〇打の等級がある。笞刑。※律（718）五罪「笞罪五〈笞十贖銅一斤、笞二十贖銅二斤、笞三十贖銅三斤、笞四十贖銅四斤、笞五十贖銅五斤〉」

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