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飼い殺し

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 飼い殺し.

Dictionary

Entry

飼い殺し飼殺しいごろしNounFreq #41626
1

keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life

2

keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

domesticate, raise, keep, feed

13 strokesFrequency 1,392JLPT N1Grade 5

On

Kun

か.う

Nanori

かい

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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