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介錯

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Chinese

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introduce; lie between; between
mistake; error; blunder
mistake; error; blunder; fault; cross; uneven; wrong
 
trad. (介錯)
simp. (介错)

Etymology

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Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese (かい)(しゃく) (kaishaku).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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介錯

  1. to decapitate someone who performs harakiri (in order to ease their pain)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: S
しゃく
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

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(kai, to assist) +‎ (shaku, mistake)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(かい)(しゃく) (kaishaku

  1. decapitation of someone who performs harakiri (in order to ease their pain)

Verb

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(かい)(しゃく)する (kaishaku surusuru (stem (かい)(しゃく) (kaishaku shi), past (かい)(しゃく)した (kaishaku shita))

  1. to decapitate someone who performs harakiri (in order to ease their pain)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN