Meaning of 殺害 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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殺害
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Kana Readingさつがい, せつがい, せちがい
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Romajisatsugai, setsugai, sechigai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- killing; murder
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Example Sentences
殺害, さつがい, せつがい, せちがい used in context
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They are plotting to kill the king.
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The robbers did away with their victims.
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The prisoner denied that he had killed a policeman.
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The motive for the murder is not yet known.
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The police arrested the man who had murdered the girl.
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ユーゴスラビアは、過去3ヶ月にわたって数千人を殺害し、諸都市を破壊して、130万人を難民へと追いやったボスニアのセルビア人武装勢力の行動は、同国の責任ではないとしています。
Yugoslavia says it's not responsible for the actions of Serbian militias in Bosnia which have killed thousands, ruined cities, and turned 1.3 million people into refugees over the last three months.
Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
On: サツ, サイ, セツ
Kun: ころ.す, -ごろ.し, そ.ぐ
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