斬 - beheading, kill, murder

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

novel; original; new; innovative

slashing (with the blade pressed against the object)

novel; unconventional; cutting-edge

hacking to pieces

sword that cuts iron

slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder

slash; slashing attack

slaying 100 enemies with one's sword

enzuigiri (attack that strikes the back of the head)

attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill); samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby

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