泣いて馬謖を斬る

ないてばしょくをきる

being just before one is generous

斬

ざん

beheading, decapitation

斬罪

ざんざい

(execution by) decapitation

斬首

ざんしゅ

decapitated head, decapitation

斬殺

ざんさつ

putting to the sword

斬新

ざんしん

novel, original, newness

斬撃

ざんげき

slash, slashing attack

斬奸

ざんかん

killing a villain (with a sword, dagger, etc.)

斬りかかる

きりかかる

to assault with a sword, to stab at, to slash at

斬鉄剣

ざんてつけん

sword that cuts iron

メッタ斬り

メッタぎり めったぎり

hacking to pieces

斬首刑

ざんしゅけい

decapitation

辻斬り

つじぎり

killing a passerby in order to test a new sword

斬新性

ざんしんせい

innovativeness; originality; innovation

斬奸状

ざんかんじょう

letter explaining the reasons for cutting down an alleged villain, assassin's written vindication of his killing

人斬り

ひときり

assassination

斬馬刀

ざんばとう

a type of long sword

撫で斬り

なでぎり

clean sweep, killing several with one sword sweep

試し斬り

ためしぎり

trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)