みなごろし

Japanese
Alternative spellings
皆殺し
鏖
37564 (slang)

Etymology

皆(みな) (mina, “everyone”) + 殺(ころ)し (koroshi, “killing”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 殺(ころ)す (korosu, “to kill”).).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) みなごろし [mìnágóróshí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mʲina̠ɡo̞ɾo̞ɕi]

Noun

みなごろし • (minagoroshi) ←みなごろし (minagorosi)?

  1. massacre; slaughter
    敵(てき)を皆(みな)殺(ごろ)しにする
    teki o minagoroshi ni suru
    to massacre enemies

See also
  • 鏖(おう)殺(さつ) (ōsatsu)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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