noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. beat to death.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
撲殺 ぼくさつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

slap, strike, hit
ボク (9th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
thicket
ホク わずらわ.しい
business(業) variant
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
husband, man
フ おっと フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
kill, murder, butcher
ころ.す サツ セツ (4th, N3)
kill, slaughter, murder
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ また ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)