他殺

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See also: 他杀

Chinese

he; him; other to kill; to murder; to slaughter
trad. (他殺) 他 殺
simp. (他杀) 他 杀

Etymology

The sense of "cutting a fruit" is influenced by Hokkien 刣 (thâi, “to cut open or to kill”).

Pronunciation

Verb

他殺

  1. (law) to commit homicide
    Coordinate term: 自殺 / 自杀 (zìshā)
  2. (Taiwan, slang) to ask the vendor to cut a fruit, etc., especially a pineapple
    Coordinate term: 自殺 / 自杀 (zìshā)

Noun

他殺

  1. (law) homicide

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
他 殺
た
Grade: 3 		さつ
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
他殺 (kyūjitai)

Noun

他(た)殺(さつ) • (tasatsu) 

  1. homicide, murder or manslaughter
    警察(けいさつ)は他殺(たさつ)と見(み)て調査(ちょうさ)している。
    Keisatsu wa tasatsu to mite chōsa shite iru.
    The police are investigating the case as a homicide.

Coordinate terms

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
他殺

Noun

他殺 • (tasal) (hangeul 타살)

  1. hanja form? of 타살 (“homicide, murder”)
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