みなごろし

みなごろし

Japanese

Alternative spellings
皆殺し 37564 (slang)

Etymology

皆(みな) (mina, “everyone”) + 殺(ころ)し (koroshi, “killing”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 殺(ころ)す (korosu, “to kill”).).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みなごろし [mìnágóróshí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [mʲina̠ɡo̞ɾo̞ɕi]

Noun

みなごろし • (minagoroshi)  (historical kana みなごろし)

1. massacre; slaughter
2. the target of massacre

   敵(てき)を皆(みな)殺(ごろ)しにする

   teki o minagoroshi ni suru

   to massacre enemies

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN