noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. slaughter (of animals for meat), butchery.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
屠殺 とさつ
 
と殺 とさつ
堵殺 とさつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

slaughter, butcher, slay
ほふ.る ト チョ (Kentei 1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
someone, person
シャ もの (3rd, N4)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
kill, murder, butcher
ころ.す サツ あや.める (4th, N3)
kill, slaughter, murder
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ また ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)