みなごろし

Japanese

Alternative spellings
皆殺し 鏖 37564 (slang)

Etymology

皆(みな) (mina, “everyone”) + 殺(ころ)し (koroshi, “killing”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 殺(ころ)す (korosu, “to kill”).).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みなごろし [mìnágóróshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [mʲina̠ɡo̞ɾo̞ɕi]

Noun

みなごろし • (minagoroshi) ^{←みなごろし (minagorosi)?}

1. massacre; slaughter

   敵(てき)を皆(みな)殺(ごろ)しにする

   teki o minagoroshi ni suru

   to massacre enemies

See also

• 鏖(おう)殺(さつ) (ōsatsu)