見殺し
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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見 | 殺 |
み Grade: 1 |
ころ > ごろ Grade: 5 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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見殺し (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
From 見 (mi, “seeing”, 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 見る (miru, “to see”).) + 殺し (koroshi, “killing”, 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 殺す (korosu, “to kill”).). The koroshi changes to goroshi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- standing by and watching as someone dies, without offering help
- (figuratively) to neglect a person having difficult circumstances and not assist him or her