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大虐殺 (だいぎゃくさつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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行おこな
わ
れ
た
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A massacre was carried out in that country.
We must not forget the historical genocide.
Related words 虐ぎゃく 殺さつ 虐殺 is a more general term for slaughter or massacre, while 大虐殺 emphasizes the large scale or systematic nature of the killing.
大たい 量りょう 殺さつ 人じん 大量殺人 is a legal/criminological term for mass murder, often used in a modern criminal context, whereas 大虐殺 carries a heavier historical or political connotation.
Etymology Compound of 大 (dai, 'great, large') + 虐殺 (gyakusatsu, 'slaughter, massacre'). The term is a straightforward Sino-Japanese formation.
