Japanese symbol for “slaughterhouse”
畜殺場
ちくさつじょう
Romaji: chikusatsujou
slaughterhouse; abattoir
In Japanese, slaughterhouse is 畜殺場, read ちくさつじょう (chikusatsujou).
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Meanings
- n slaughterhouse; abattoir
Written forms: 畜殺場. Readings: ちくさつじょう、ちくさつば.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “slaughterhouse”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 屠殺場 | とさつじょう tosatsujou | abattoir; slaughterhouse |
| 屠所 | としょ tosho | abattoir; slaughterhouse |
| 屠場 | とじょう tojou | abattoir; slaughterhouse |
| 屠畜場 | とちくじょう tochikujou | abattoir; slaughterhouse |
| 食肉センター | しょくにくセンター shokunikusentaa | slaughterhouse (euphemism); abattoir |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 家畜 | かちく kachiku | domestic animals; livestock; cattle |
| 畜産 | ちくさん chikusan | animal husbandry; livestock industry |
| 牧畜 | ぼくちく bokuchiku | stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding |
| 畜生 | ちくしょう chikushou | damn it; damn; son of a bitch |
| 鬼畜 | きちく kichiku | brute; savage; fiend |
| 社畜 | しゃちく shachiku | corporate drone; corporate slave |
| 殺人 | さつじん satsujin | murder; homicide; manslaughter |
| 自殺 | じさつ jisatsu | suicide |
| 場所 | ばしょ basho | place; location; spot |
See also: Chinese symbol for “slaughterhouse”.
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