へび
蛇
　
の
なま
生
ごろ
殺
　
し

expression

  1. state of uncertainty, limbo, leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering, dragging out tortuously, half-killing a snake.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
へび
蛇
　
の
なま
生
ごろ
殺
　
し
 蛇の生殺し へびのなまごろし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

snake, serpent, hard drinker
ジャ　へび　ダ (9th, N1)
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
other
タ　へび (Kentei 1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
life, genuine, birth
セイ　い.きる　う.まれる (1st, N5)
kill, murder, butcher
ころ.す　サツ　あや.める (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)