Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 屠殺(とさつ) in Japanese

屠殺
Kana Reading
とさつ
Romaji
tosatsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    slaughter (of animals for meat)
    Example sentence
    子羊たちは屠殺され市場に出された。 The lambs were slaughtered for market.

Examples of 屠殺, とさつ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

殺 JLPT 3

10 strokes

kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil

On'Yomi: サツ, サイ, セツ

Kun'Yomi: ころ.す, -ごろ.し, そ.ぐ

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屠

11 strokes

slaughter, butcher, slay

On'Yomi: ト, チョ

Kun'Yomi: ほふ.る

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殺

11 strokes

kill, slaughter, murder, hurt

On'Yomi:

Kun'Yomi:

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