人喰い人喰
ひとくい
Noun
1.
cannibalism, biting (someone)
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2.
man-eating (e.g. tiger), cannibalistic
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昔話には人食い鬼が登場することがよくある。
Man-eating ogres often appear in old folk tales.
彼の残忍な行為は、まるで人食いのようだと評された。
His brutal actions were described as if he were a man-eater.
一部の部族の伝説には、人食いの習慣があったと伝えられている。
It is said that some tribal legends tell of cannibalistic customs.
飢餓に苦しむ地域では、人食いの事件が起こることもあったという。
It is said that in regions suffering from famine, incidents of cannibalism sometimes occurred.
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