つじぎり

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of つじぎり – see the following entry.
辻斬り
[noun] The killing of a passerby on the road at night, in order to test the sharpness of a sword, or to improve one’s skill.
[noun] One who kills someone such
(This term, つじぎり (tsujigiri), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)