Japanese

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Alternative spelling
八つ裂き
 
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Etymology

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From () (yatsu) + () (saki, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (saku).). The saki changes to zaki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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やつざき (yatsuzakiやつざき (yatuzaki)?

  1. tearing limb from limb

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN