What does “Ashinuke” mean in Demon Slayer?

After watching the last episode of demon slayer part 2, anime fans want to know exactly what “Ashinuke” means; Well, here’s everything you need to know about it.

Recently, Ufotable released the second episode owned by Arc Slayer Entertainment District Arc after the incredible launch last week. After blazing the trail for the new storyline in Volume 1, Volume 2 takes Tengen, Tanjiro, Inosuke, and Zenitsu to the amusement park.

The episode begins with the trio mesmerized by the beauty of the Yoshiwara Recreation Area. However, Tengen quickly brings everyone to work and asks them to search for his missing women, who are investigating the neighborhood demons.

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Tengen narrows down the search to three houses, so he disguises Tanjiro, Insouke, and Zenitsu as girls and sends them in secret.

After Tanjiro was admitted to one of the houses, Tengen, Insouke, and Zenitsu discovered a Koinatsu Oiran procession by the Takito house. Interestingly, this is also the house where Tanjiro works to gain people’s trust.

What is Ashinuke in Demon Slayer?

While doing one of his daily chores, Tanjiro surprises two girls talking about “Ashinuke”. “These days a lot of big girls are gone, committing the crime of ‘Ashinuke’ said a girl.

Tanjiro walks into the room and asks why the word has the right meaning. Well, Ashinuke in Japanese basically means “Breaking up his relationship. “ However, as Tanjiro learns in the episode, Ashinuke in Demon slayer it’s when a girl runs away with a client who can’t pay her debt. Most of these girls run away to escape their miserable neighborhood life, but some manage to do so for the man they love. Tanjiro also finds out that recently one of Tengen’s wives, Suma, committed the Ashinuke crime.

Apparently no one thought Suma would do something like this, but her diary was found where she wrote about her escape with a man. Of course, Tanjiro knew that Suma wasn’t running away from her home because she was undercover. So the demon she was investigating might have captured her.