Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 虐殺(ぎゃくさつ) in Japanese

虐殺
Kana Reading
ぎゃくさつ
Romaji
gyakusatsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    atrocity; massive killing
    Example sentence
    捕虜虐殺したのは残忍な行為 The slaughter of the prisoners was a barbarous act.

Examples of 虐殺, ぎゃくさつ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

9 strokes

tyrannize, oppress

On'Yomi: ギャク

Kun'Yomi: しいた.げる

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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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11 strokes

kill, slaughter, murder, hurt

On'Yomi:

Kun'Yomi:

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