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斬る

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

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Entry

斬るTransitiveGodan verbFreq #3142
1

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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

beheading, kill, murder

11 strokesFrequency 2,132Grade 8

On

ザンサンセンゼン

Kun

き.る

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