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殺戮
[ saryuk ]
「명사」 Noun
• slaughter; killing; massacre
An act of killing people or animals indiscriminately.
animal husbandry
military & defense
law & justice
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
殺 (살)
–
to kill, to slay, to destroy
戮 (륙 / 육)
–
to kill, execute, slaughter
Synonyms
도살
–
slaughter; carnage; butchery
학살
–
massacre; slaughter
Neighboring words in the dictionary
살림살이
살림집
살붙이
살색
살아가다
살아나다
살아남다
살아오다
살육
살이
살인
살인마
살인범
살인자
살인적
살짝
살찌다
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