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十角館の殺人 (じゅっかくかんのさつじん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

十じゅっ角かく館かんの殺さつ人じん

Meanings

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noun

The Decagon House Murders

work of art, literature, music, etc.

Title of a 1987 mystery novel by Yukito Ayatsuji; a well-known work in Japanese honkaku mystery.

「十じゅっ角かく館かんの殺さつ人じん」は綾あや辻つじ行ゆき人とのデビュー作さくです。
"The Decagon House Murders" is Yukito Ayatsuji's debut work.

Kanji

十ten
角angle, corner, square
館building, mansion, large building
殺

kill, murder, butcher

人person

Etymology

Compound of 十角館 (じゅっかくかん, "decagon house") + の (possessive particle) + 殺人 (さつじん, "murder"). The title refers to the setting of the novel.