noun, takes する

  1. slaughter (of livestock for meat), butchery.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
屠畜 とちく
 
と畜 とちく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

slaughter, butcher, slay
ほふ.る ト チョ (Kentei 1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
someone, person
シャ もの (3rd, N4)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
livestock, domestic fowl and animals
チク (Late Jr. High, N2)
mysterious, occultness, black
ゲン けん くろ (Early Jr. High, N1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)