戮
戮: kill
kill; slaughter
15 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 4 words here
Readings
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リク・リュウ・ロク・キョウ・ク
Kunころす・けずる
Mostly in 殺戮 (さつりく, slaughter); the rarer sense 'join forces' appears in 戮力.
Key words
殺戮さつりくslaughter; massacre
誅戮ちゅうりくexecution of a wrongdoer
戮力協心りくりょくきょうしんjoining forces wholeheartedly
Example sentences
戦場では、無益な殺戮が繰り返された。
On the battlefield, pointless slaughter was repeated again and again.
暴君は、逆らう者を次々と誅戮した。
The tyrant executed those who defied him one after another.
全員が戮力協心して、ようやく橋を完成させた。
Everyone joined forces wholeheartedly and finally completed the bridge.