せっしょう

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Japanese

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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.)