Word details

屠殺

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 屠殺.

Dictionary

Entry

屠殺と殺とさつNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #19599
1

slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery

Examples
子羊たちは屠殺され市場に出された。
The lambs were slaughtered for market.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

屠

slaughter, butcher, slay

12 strokes

On

トチョ

Kun

ほふ.る
殺

kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil

10 strokesFrequency 581JLPT N2Grade 5

On

サツサイセツ

Kun

ころ.す-ごろ.しそ.ぐあや.める

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