殺生 (せっしょう)killing; destruction of life; cruel

killing; destruction of lifenoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
cruel; heartless; callousadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

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Kanji in 殺生

殺人さつじんmurder; homicide
殺すころすto kill; to slay
自殺じさつsuicide
暗殺あんさつassassination
殺害さつがいkilling; murder
虐殺ぎゃくさつslaughter; massacre
併殺へいさつdouble play
殺しころしmurder; killing
学生がくせいstudent (esp. a university student)
生活せいかつliving; life (one's daily existence)
生産せいさんproduction; manufacture
人生じんせい(human) life (i.e. conception to death)
先生せんせいteacher; instructor
厚生省こうせいしょうMinistry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
年生ねんせいpupil in ... year; student in ... year
新生しんせいrebirth; new birth

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