Word Meaning 生殺し

なまごろし namagoroshi

生殺し is read as なまごろし (namagoroshi) and means half-dead.

Meaning

English

  1. half-dead
  2. state of uncertainty
  3. limbo
  4. leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
  5. dragging out tortuously

Reading

Kana

なまごろし

Romaji

namagoroshi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Rank 65627 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

生殺

せいさつ

sparing life and taking life

生殺与奪

せいさつよだつ

(having) life-and-death power (over)

蛇の生殺し

へびのなまごろし

state of uncertainty

殺生

せっしょう

killing

一殺多生

いっさつたしょう

it is justifiable to kill one person to save the lives of many

不殺生

ふせっしょう

ahimsa

殺生丸

せっしょうまる

Sesshomaru (character in the anime Inuyasha)

殺生禁断

せっしょうきんだん

prohibition against hunting and fishing

小の虫を殺して大の虫を生かす

しょうのむしをころしてだいのむしをいかす

to sacrifice something small in order to save something great

大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺す

だいのむしをいかしてしょうのむしをころす

sacrifice something small in order to save something great

大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺せ

だいのむしをいかしてしょうのむしをころせ

sacrifice something small in order to save something great

生き返る

いきかえる

to revive