Japanese symbol for “lethality”
殺傷力
さっしょうりょく
Romaji: sasshouryoku
lethality; killing effectiveness
In Japanese, lethality is 殺傷力, read さっしょうりょく (sasshouryoku).
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Meanings
- n lethality; killing effectiveness
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “lethality”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 殺傷能力 | さっしょうのうりょく sasshounouryoku | lethality (of a weapon, etc.) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 殺人 | さつじん satsujin | murder; homicide; manslaughter |
| 自殺 | じさつ jisatsu | suicide |
| 殺す | ころす korosu | to kill; to slay; to murder |
| 暗殺 | あんさつ ansatsu | assassination |
| 虐殺 | ぎゃくさつ gyakusatsu | slaughter; massacre |
| 殺し | ころし koroshi | murder; killing; murderer |
| 負傷 | ふしょう fushou | injury; wound |
| 傷つける | きずつける kizutsukeru | to wound; to injure |
| 協力 | きょうりょく kyouryoku | cooperation; collaboration; help |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.