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    3. 干し殺す

    干し殺す

    干ほし​殺ころす​

    to starve (someone) to death

    NTVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab16 strokes

    干殺す乾し殺す

    ほしころす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to starve (someone) to death

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    干
    ほ.す・ほ.し-・-ぼ.し・ひ.る…(2)
    dry・parch・ebb・recede・interfere…(1)
    Kanji
    殺
    ころ.す・-ごろ.し・そ.ぐ・あや.める…(3)
    kill・murder・butcher・slice off・split…(3)
    Kanji
    す
    su
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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