Word details

殺生

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

Dictionary

Entry

殺生っしょうFreq #20942
1

Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

killing; destruction of life

2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

cruel; heartless; callous; brutal

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

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

life, genuine, birth

5 strokesFrequency 29JLPT N4Grade 1

On

セイショウ

Kun

い.きるい.かすい.けるう.まれるうま.れるう.まれうまれう.むお.うは.えるは.やすなまなま-な.るな.すむ.す-う

Nanori

あさいきいくいけうぶうまいおいぎゅうくるみごせじょうすぎそうちるなばにうにゅうもうよいりゅう

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