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Japanese
Alternative spelling
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生殺し (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
Compound of 生 + 殺し. The koroshi changes to goroshi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
生殺し • (namagoroshi)
- half dead
- Synonym: 半殺し (hangoroshi)
- 蛇の生殺し
- hebi no namagoroshi
- leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering. Literally "half-dead snake"
- state of uncertainty, limbo, leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
- まるで蛇の生殺しのようなやり方だ
- marude hebi no namagoroshi no yō na yarikata da
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