to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.)
きる
Verb, Transitive
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to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.), to slice (off), to lop (off), to cut (off)
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その武士は、主君への忠誠心から、自らの命を顧みず敵将を斬った。
Out of loyalty to his lord, that samurai cut down the enemy general without regard for his own life.
時代劇では、刀で斬り合うシーンがよく見られる。
In historical dramas, scenes of sword fighting are often seen.
戦場で敵兵を斬ることは、彼にとって避けられない運命だった。
Cutting down enemy soldiers on the battlefield was an unavoidable fate for him.
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