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    3. 生殺

    生殺

    生せい殺さつ

    sparing life and taking life

    NTNoun, Participle, VerbMilitaryKanji Vocab15 strokes

    せいさつ

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    sparing life and taking life, letting live and killing

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    生
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける・う.まれる・うま.れる・う.まれ…(39)
    life・genuine・birth
    殺
    ころ.す・-ごろ.し・そ.ぐ・あや.める…(3)
    kill・murder・butcher・slice off・split…(3)
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