斬奸

ざんかん

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

奸

かん

cunning and wickedness, cunning, wicked person

斬

ざん

beheading, decapitation

奸臣

かんしん

disloyal retainer, treacherous subject

奸智

かんち

cunning, craft, wiles

奸黠

かんかつ

cunning, sly

奸賊

かんぞく

villain

奸邪

wicked person; evil thing

漢奸

かんかん

Chinese traitor (esp. a collaborator with the Japanese)

奸策

かんさく

shrewd (dirty) trick, sinister scheme (design), sly art

奸謀

wicked design; vicious plan; plot

奸計

かんけい

trick, evil design, sharp practice

奸盗

evil thief; wicked robber

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

斬る

きる

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.), to slice (off), to lop (off), to cut (off)

斬新

ざんしん

novel, original, newness

斬撃

ざんげき

slash, slashing attack