一いっ殺さつ多た生しょう

expression

killing one to save many is justified

A yojijukugo expressing the moral principle that sacrificing one person is acceptable if it saves many others. Used in ethical or philosophical contexts.

• 一いっ殺さつ多た生しょうという考かんがえ方かたは、功こう利り主しゅ義ぎの議ぎ論ろんでよく取とり上あげられる。

  The idea of 'killing one to save many' is often discussed in utilitarian debates.