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屠殺
[ dosal ]
「명사」 Noun
• slaughter; carnage
An act of killing people recklessly.
life events & situations
accident / disaster
• slaughter; butchery
An act of killing livestock.
animal husbandry
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
屠 (도, 저)
–
to slaughter, to kill, butcher
殺 (살)
–
to kill, to slay, to destroy
Synonyms
몰살
–
massacre
살육
–
slaughter; killing; massacre
학살
–
massacre; slaughter
Derived words
도살장
–
slaughterhouse; abattoir
Neighboring words in the dictionary
선생
선생님
선수
선악
선악과
선언
선열
선의
선인
선입관
선잠
선전
선전되다
선조
선지
선지자
선진
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