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国王殺害 (こくおうさつがい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

国こく王おう殺さつ害がい

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Meanings

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Refers to the act of killing a king. A formal or historical term; in everyday speech, a phrase like 王を殺すこと is more common.

国こく王おう殺さつ害がいは国こっ家か反はん逆ぎゃく罪ざいとみなされた

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Regicide was considered high treason.

歴れき史し書しょには国こく王おう殺さつ害がいの記き録ろくが残のこっている。

Records of regicide remain in history books.

Kanji

国country
王king, rule, magnate
殺kill, murder, butcher
害harm, injury

Related words

王おう殺ごろし
More colloquial and direct, literally 'king-killing'. 国王殺害 is a formal compound used in legal or historical contexts.

Built from

国こく王おう+殺さつ害がい

Etymology

Compound of 国王 (king) and 殺害 (killing). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows standard Sino-Japanese compounding patterns.