必殺

See also: 必杀

Chinese
 
certainly; must; will; necessarily
 to kill; to murder; to slaughter
trad. (必殺) 必 殺
simp. (必杀) 必 杀

Pronunciation

Verb

必殺

  1. to be sure to kill; to be deadly

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
必 殺
ひつ > ひっ
Grade: 4		 さつ
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

Appears to be from Middle Chinese compound 必殺 (MC piɪt̚ ʃˠɛt̚, “certainly + kill”).

Pronunciation

Noun

必殺 (hiragana ひっさつ, rōmaji hissatsu)

  1. lethality, deadliness

Usage notes

Often used attributively with the particle の (no), and often translated in such cases as an adjective:

必 (ひっ)殺 (さつ)の剣 (つるぎ)、必 (ひっ)殺 (さつ)の一 (いち)撃 (げき)
hissatsu no tsurugi, hissatsu no ichigeki
literally, “a sword of lethality, a blow of deadliness” → more naturally, “a lethal sword, a deadly blow”

Derived terms

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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