【せっしょう】

Frequency rank: 24,481. – 24,645.
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  1. killing; destruction of life
    2. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
  2. cruel; heartless; callous; brutal
Forms
  • 【せっしょう】Frequency rank: 24,481. – 24,645.
  • せっしょう
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. killing; destruction of life
    2. This meaning refers to the act of taking life or causing the death of living beings, often considered unethical or immoral.
    He is a person who dislikes killing.
    The killing of weasels should be avoided.
  2. cruel; heartless; callous; brutal
    3. This meaning describes a person's demeanor or actions that lack compassion or empathy, often involving harsh or severe behavior.
    His words were very cruel.
    I felt that action was really heartless.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to kill; to take lifeunnecessary killingthe sin of killingto prohibit killingheartless killingcruel killingeffects of killingkilling of animalsto kill living beingsto think about killing
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
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