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慈悲殺

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 慈悲殺.

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Entry

慈悲殺じひさつNoun
1

mercy killing (euthanasia performed to end someone's suffering, but without consent)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

慈

mercy

13 strokesFrequency 1,811JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ジ

Kun

いつく.しむ

Nanori

しげちかめぐみよし
悲

grieve, sad, deplore, regret

12 strokesFrequency 1,014JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ヒ

Kun

かな.しいかな.しむ
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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