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干し殺す (ほしころす) — to starve (someone) to death | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
干し殺す

干し殺す

干ほし殺ころす

to starve (someone) to death

Kanji Vocab Daily Life16 strokes

Hold to practice stroke order

干殺す乾し殺す

ほしころす

Verb, Transitive

1.

to starve (someone) to death

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Kanji that make up this word

ほ.す・ほ.し-・-ぼ.し・ひ.る…(2)

dry・parch・ebb・recede・interfere…(1)

ころ.す・-ごろ.し・そ.ぐ・あや.める…(3)

kill・murder・butcher・slice off・split…(3)

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