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殺人
[ sarin ]
「명사」 Noun
• murder; killing
The act of killing a person.
law & justice
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
殺 (살)
–
to kill, to slay, to destroy
人 (인)
–
human, person
Synonyms
살해
–
murder; killing
시해
–
assassination; murder
Derived words
살인마
–
devilish murderer; murderer; killer
살인범
–
murderer; homicide; killer
살인자
–
murderer; killer
살인적
–
1
being murderous; being draining; being backbreaking
2
murderous; draining; backbreaking
Neighboring words in the dictionary
살붙이
살색
살아가다
살아나다
살아남다
살아오다
살육
살이
살인
살인마
살인범
살인자
살인적
살짝
살찌다
살펴보다
살피다
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