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戮する (りくする) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

戮りくする

Meanings

1

suru verb (special), transitive verb

kill; murder; execute

obsolete term

Obsolete transitive suru verb meaning to kill a person, often with a sense of punishment or execution. Found only in historical or classical texts.

古ふるい記き録ろくには、罪ざい人にんを戮りくする記き述じゅつが残のこっている。
Old records contain descriptions of executing criminals.

Kanji

戮kill

Similar words

殺ころす
殺す is the standard modern word for 'kill'; 戮する is an obsolete, literary term with a nuance of official punishment or execution.

Etymology

The kanji 戮 means 'kill' or 'punish' and is used in classical Chinese-derived compounds. The exact historical derivation of the verb 戮する is uncertain, but it follows the pattern of Sino-Japanese suru verbs.