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殺生
Hiragana
せっしょう
Noun
Japanese Meaning
いのちを断つこと / 人や動物を殺す行為 / 仏教で、いのちあるものを害することを罪とみなす考え方 / むごたらしく扱うこと、残酷なふるまい
Easy Japanese Meaning
いきものの いのちを うばう ひどい おこない。いきものを むだに ころすこと。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
杀生；杀害生灵 / 屠杀；屠宰 / 残忍；无情；冷酷
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
殺害生命；屠殺 / 殘忍；冷酷無情
Korean Meaning
생물을 죽이는 행위 / 잔혹함이나 무자비함
Vietnamese Meaning
sát sinh / giết chóc / sự tàn nhẫn, nhẫn tâm
Tagalog Meaning
pagkitil ng buhay / pagkatay / kalupitan
Sense（1）
killing, the destruction of life, butchery, slaughter
Sense（2）
cruelty, wantonness, mercilessness, heartlessness
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Quizzes for review
killing, the destruction of life, butchery, slaughter / cruelty, wantonness, mercilessness, heartlessness
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殺生
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He absolutely does not allow killing.
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彼は殺生を絶対に許さない。
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