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    3. 殺意

    殺意

    殺さつ意い

    intent to kill

    KMT8News #23+1NounMilitaryEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab23 strokes

    さつい

    Noun

    1.
    intent to kill, intent to murder, urge to kill, murderous impulse

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    彼かれの目めには殺さつ意いが宿やどっていた。

    There was murderous intent in his eyes.

    KMT7Emotions & Psychology
    警けい察さつは、事じ件けんの容よう疑ぎ者しゃに殺さつ意いがあったかどうかを調しらべています。

    The police are investigating whether the suspect in the case had intent to kill.

    KMT8Politics & LawDaily Life
    兵へい士したちは敵てきに対たいして殺さつ意いを抱いだき、戦せん場じょうへと向むかった。

    The soldiers harbored murderous intent towards the enemy and headed to the battlefield.

    KMT8MilitaryEmotions & Psychology
    漫まん画がの登とう場じょう人じん物ぶつは、怒いかりで殺さつ意いに満みちた表ひょう情じょうを見みせた。

    The manga character showed a face full of murderous intent due to anger.

    KMT8Anime & MangaEmotions & Psychology
    法ほう律りつでは、殺さつ意いの有う無むが殺さつ人じん罪ざいの量りょう刑けいに大おおきく影えい響きょうします。

    In law, the presence or absence of intent to kill significantly affects the sentencing for murder.

    KMT9Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    殺
    ころ.す・-ごろ.し・そ.ぐ・あや.める…(3)
    kill・murder・butcher・slice off・split…(3)
    意
    idea・mind・heart・taste・thought…(3)
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