メッタ斬ぎり

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Meanings

hacking to pieces; slashing wildly

Describes cutting something into many pieces in a violent, reckless, or indiscriminate manner. Often used figuratively for harsh criticism or thorough destruction.

犯はん人にんは被ひ害がい者しゃをメッタ斬ぎりにした。
The culprit hacked the victim to pieces.
彼かれの新しん作さくは評ひょう論ろん家かにメッタ斬ぎりにされた。
His new work was torn to pieces by the critics.

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Kanji

斬beheading, kill, murder
切cut, cutoff, be sharp
滅destroy, ruin, overthrow
多many, frequent, much

Related words

ずたずた
ずたずた is an adverb meaning 'to shreds' or 'in tatters', often used with 切る or 裂く. メッタ斬り emphasizes the violent, reckless action of cutting, while ずたずた focuses on the resulting state of being cut into many pieces.

Written forms

メッタ斬ぎり
Common katakana-kanji hybrid spelling; メッタ is often written in katakana for emphasis.
メッタ切ぎり
Variant with 切り instead of 斬り; slightly less common but still used.
滅めっ多た斬ぎり
Full kanji spelling; less common but recognizable.
滅めっ多た切ぎり
Full kanji spelling with 切り; less common but recognizable.

Etymology

Formed from めった “recklessly or indiscriminately” and 斬り “cutting or slashing.” The deeper origin of めった is uncertain.