せっしょう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of せっしょう – see the following entries.

【殺生】 [adjective] cruel, wanton, merciless, heartless [noun] killing, the destruction of life, butchery, slaughter [noun] cruelty, wantonness, mercilessness, heartlessness [verb] to kill, to destroy life, to butcher, to slaughter

【摂政】 [noun] a regent: one who rules in the place of a monarch because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled [noun] regency: the position or station of a regent [noun] (archaic) the chief advisor to the emperor, similar to a viceroy or vizier

【折衝】 [noun] negotiation [verb] to negotiate

(This term, せっしょう (sesshō), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 窃笑.)