ぎゃくさつ
Gyakusatsu
虐殺 (Gyakusatsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “slaughter, massacre”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbslaughter; massacre
Examples
将軍は捕虜全員の虐殺を命じた。
The general ordered the massacre of all war prisoners.
捕虜を虐殺したのは残忍な行為だ。
The slaughter of the prisoners was a barbarous act.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).