No. 518 in Japanese
虐殺
Massacre; slaughter.
In a sentence
多くの人々が虐殺された事件は、歴史に深い傷を残しました。
The incident in which many people were massacred left a deep scar in history.
The word '虐殺' is used here to indicate a mass killing of people, conveying its direct and historical use in context.
小説の中の虐殺の描写はとても生々しいものでした。
The depiction of the massacre in the novel was very vivid.
Here, '虐殺' is used in a literary context, describing an event within the narrative of a novel.
国際社会は、虐殺を防ぐために何ができるかを議論しています。
The international community is discussing what can be done to prevent massacres.
In this sentence, '虐殺' signifies a generalized concept of large-scale killing, emphasizing the preventive actions being considered.
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