massacre in Japanese
massacre in Japanese is 大虐殺, 惨殺, 虐殺 — massacre means the brutal killing of a large number of people who could not effectively resist.
massacre in Japanese
大虐殺
Pronounced: daigyakusatsu
The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.
惨殺
Pronounced: zansatsu
The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.
虐殺
Pronounced: gyakusatsu
The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.
皆殺し
Pronounced: minagoroshi
The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.
What does "massacre" mean?
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noun The brutal killing of a large number of people who could not effectively resist.
"Historians still debate the death toll from the massacre."
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noun (informal) A very lopsided defeat in a game or contest.
"The final score was a total massacre for the home team."
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verb To kill a large number of people brutally and with little resistance.
"Soldiers massacred the villagers before retreating."
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verb (informal) To defeat an opponent decisively, or perform something very badly.
"He massacred the song trying to sing it a cappella."
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massacre in a sentence
- Historians still debate the death toll from the massacre.
- The final score was a total massacre for the home team.
- Soldiers massacred the villagers before retreating.
- He massacred the song trying to sing it a cappella.
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What is "massacre" in Japanese?
"massacre" in Japanese is 大虐殺, 惨殺, 虐殺. massacre means: The brutal killing of a large number of people who could not effectively resist.
How do you pronounce 大虐殺?
"massacre" in Japanese is 大虐殺, pronounced "daigyakusatsu".
How do you use "massacre" in a sentence?
Example: "Historians still debate the death toll from the massacre." In Japanese, "massacre" is 大虐殺, 惨殺, 虐殺.
Are there other ways to say "massacre" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 4 translations listed for "massacre": 大虐殺, 惨殺, 虐殺, 皆殺し.
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