殺生

See also: 杀生

Chinese

to kill; to murder; to slaughter
 
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
trad. (殺生)
simp. (杀生)

Pronunciation


Verb

殺生

  1. to destroy life

Noun

殺生

  1. destruction of life

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せつ > せっ
Grade: 4
しょう
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

*/setsijau//sessjau//seɕːɔː//seɕːoː/

From Middle Chinese 殺生 (MC ʃˠɛt̚ ʃˠæŋ).

Pronunciation

Adjective

殺生 (-na inflection, hiragana せっしょう, rōmaji sesshō, historical hiragana せつしやう)

  1. cruel, wanton, merciless, heartless
    Synonyms: 惨い (mugoi), 酷い (hidoi), 残酷 (zankoku)

Inflection

Noun

殺生 (hiragana せっしょう, rōmaji sesshō, historical hiragana せつしやう)

  1. killing, the destruction of life, butchery, slaughter
  2. cruelty, wantonness, mercilessness, heartlessness

Verb

殺生する (suru conjugation, hiragana せっしょうする, rōmaji sesshō suru, historical hiragana せつしやうする)

  1. to kill, to destroy life, to butcher, to slaughter

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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