Word Meaning 蛇の生殺し

へびのなまごろし hebi no namagoroshi

蛇の生殺し is read as へびのなまごろし (hebi no namagoroshi) and means state of uncertainty.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

へびのなまごろし

Romaji

hebi no namagoroshi

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Proverb Rank 131401 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

生殺し

なまごろし

half-dead

生殺与奪

せいさつよだつ

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

殺生

せっしょう

killing

生殺

せいさつ

sparing life and taking life

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

殺生丸

せっしょうまる

Sesshomaru (character in the anime Inuyasha)

不殺生

ふせっしょう

ahimsa

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

じゃ

snake