Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 殺生(せっしょう) in Japanese

殺生, せっ生
Kana Reading
せっしょう
Romaji
sesshō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    killing; destruction of life
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    Meaning
    barbarous; callous; brutal; cruel


Kanji in this word

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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JLPT 5

5 strokes

life, genuine, birth

On'Yomi: セイ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: い.きる, い.かす, い.ける, う.まれる, うま.れる, う.まれ, うまれ, う.む, お.う, は.える, は.やす, き, なま, なま-, な.る, な.す, む.す, -う

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11 strokes

kill, slaughter, murder, hurt

On'Yomi:

Kun'Yomi:

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