Moto 斬る (きる)to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off)
- to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off)Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb
Kanji in 斬る
Words that share its kanji
- 斬新ざんしんnovel; original
- たたき斬るたたききるto hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.)
- めった斬りメッタぎりhacking to pieces
- メッタ斬りメッタぎりhacking to pieces
- 人斬りひときりassassination
- 叩き斬るたたききるto hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.)
- 撫で斬りなでぎりclean sweep; killing several with one sword sweep
- 撫斬りなでぎりclean sweep; killing several with one sword sweep
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