王殺し

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
おう
Grade: 1
ころ > ごろ
Grade: 5
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
王殺し (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of (おう) (ō, king) + (ころ) (koroshi, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (ころ) (korosu, kill).). The koroshi changes to goroshi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [o̞ːɡo̞ɾo̞ɕi]

Noun

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(おう)(ごろ) (ōgoroshi

  1. regicide
    Synonym: 弑逆 (shīgyaku)

References

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