屠
slaughter, butcher, slay
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
20 of 29- 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
Study
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.