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必殺

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See also: 必杀

Chinese

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certainly; must; will
certainly; must; will; necessarily
 
to kill; to murder; to slaughter
trad. (必殺)
simp. (必杀)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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必殺

  1. to be sure to kill; to be deadly

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ひつ > ひっ
Grade: 4
さつ
Grade: 5
kan'on
Alternative spelling
必殺 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Appears to be from Middle Chinese compound 必殺 (MC pjit sreat, “certainly + kill”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ひっ)(さつ) (hissatsu

  1. lethality, deadliness

Usage notes

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Often used attributively with the particle (no), and often translated in such cases as an adjective:

(ひっ)(さつ)(つるぎ)(ひっ)(さつ)(いち)(げき)
hissatsu no tsurugi, hissatsu no ichigeki
literally, “a sword of lethality, a blow of deadliness” → more naturally, “a lethal sword, a deadly blow”

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN