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Kotomora

屠

slaughter, butcher, slay

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ト
  • チョ

Kun'yomi

  • ほふ.る

Meaning

屠 centers on killing animals for meat or as an act of violence: slaughtering, butchering, or slaying.

Most common words using 屠

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  • 屠殺とさつ

    slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery

  • 屠るほふる

    to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher

  • 屠蘇とそ

    spiced sake (served at New Year's)

  • 屠腹とふく

    harakiri; seppuku; disembowelment

  • お屠蘇おとそ

    New Year's sake; spiced sake

  • 切迫屠殺せっぱくとさつ

    immediate sacrifice (esp. laboratory animals); emergency slaughter

  • 屠つさかつ

    to slaughter; to butcher

  • 屠人とじん

    slaughterer; butcher

  • 屠体とたい

    carcass

  • 屠児とじ

    slaughterer; butcher

  • 屠場とじょう

    abattoir; slaughterhouse

  • 屠戮とりく

    slaughter (of animals)

  • 屠所としょ

    abattoir; slaughterhouse

  • 屠所の羊としょのひつじ

    discouraged person; (like a) sheep being led to a slaughterhouse

  • 屠手としゅ

    slaughterer; butcher

  • 屠死とし

    execution technique in which the flesh is chopped away

  • 屠殺人とさつにん

    butcher; slaughterhouse worker

  • 屠殺場とさつじょう

    abattoir; slaughterhouse

  • 屠牛とぎゅう

    cattle slaughter (for food)

  • 屠畜とちく

    slaughter (of livestock for meat); butchery

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Etymology

屠 combines 尸 (a body or corpse) with 者, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to the act of slaughtering. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

Picture a corpse (尸) being butchered by a person (者): the butcher is at work, slaughtering the animal.

Reading mnemonic

For ト, imagine a butcher's toe accidentally getting cut while slaughtering: toe -> ト, and the bloody scene helps you remember the kanji's meaning.