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虐殺
[ haksal ]
「명사」 Noun
• massacre; slaughter
The act of killling people indiscriminately, cruelly and heartlessly.
life events & situations
accident / disaster
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Advanced
The hanja from which the word comes
虐 (학)
–
cruel, harsh, brutal, tyrannical, oppressive
殺 (살)
–
to kill, to slay, to destroy
Synonyms
도살
–
slaughter; carnage; butchery
몰살
–
massacre
살육
–
slaughter; killing; massacre
Neighboring words in the dictionary
학대
학력
학문
학번
학벌
학부
학부모
학비
학살
학생
학생증
학설
학수고대
학습
학식
학업
학용품
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