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轢殺 (れきさつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

轢れき殺さつ

れ

き

さ

つ

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

killing by running over; vehicular homicide

Refers to the act of killing a person by running over them with a vehicle such as a car or train. Often used in legal or news contexts.

運うん転てん手しゅは轢れき殺さつの罪つみで起き訴そされた。
The driver was charged with vehicular homicide.
その事じ故こで歩ほ行こう者しゃが轢

れき

殺さつ

さ

れ

た

。

A pedestrian was run over and killed in the accident.

Written forms

轢れき殺さつUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for this term.
れき殺さつ
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; the first character is often written in kana because 轢 is not a Jōyō kanji.

Kanji

轢run over
殺kill, murder, butcher

Similar words

轢れき死し
轢死 means 'death by being run over' and focuses on the result, while 轢殺 emphasizes the act of killing.
ひき殺ころす
ひき殺す is a more common, everyday verb meaning 'to run over and kill', while 轢殺 is a formal, often legal term.

Etymology

Compound of 轢 (れき, 'run over') and 殺 (さつ, 'kill'). The first character is not a Jōyō kanji, so the mixed spelling れき殺 is also used.