必殺

See also: 必杀

Chinese
 
certainly; must; will
certainly; must; will; necessarily
 to kill; to murder; to slaughter
trad. (必殺) 必 殺
simp. (必杀) 必 杀

Pronunciation

Verb

必殺

  1. to be sure to kill; to be deadly

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
必 殺
ひつ > ひっ
Grade: 4		 さつ
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
必殺 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Appears to be from Middle Chinese compound 必殺 (MC pjit sreat, “certainly + kill”).

Pronunciation

Noun

必(ひっ)殺(さつ) • (hissatsu) 

  1. lethality, deadliness

Usage notes

Often used attributively with the particle の (no), and often translated in such cases as an adjective:

必(ひっ)殺(さつ)の剣(つるぎ)、必(ひっ)殺(さつ)の一(いち)撃(げき)
hissatsu no tsurugi, hissatsu no ichigeki
literally, “a sword of lethality, a blow of deadliness” → more naturally, “a lethal sword, a deadly blow”

Derived terms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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