Assassin - With all due respect

Japanese: 刺客 - せっかく

〘Noun〙 = Shikaku (assassin) ※Shiji Sho (1477) vol. 11 "It can be read as either a sashikaku or a sekikaku . It is someone who is asked by a suitable person to kill people." ※Shokudo (1910) from Mori Ogai "Even if you become an assassin or kill people, there is no need to ask why you are killing them." [Additional note] Both "seki" and "shi" are the Chinese pronunciation of "sashi".

Assassin

〘 noun 〙 A person who assassins people. Hitman. Shikyaku. Thanks for the trouble. ※Shinnō Shōtōki (1339-43), Vol. 2: “After worshiping the gods and leaving, the palace chief priest, Kōgyō _{, killed} _two _assassins .” ※Yomihon Eisoushi (1749), Vol. 2: “Please do not make a fuss on the ship. They are not the kind of thieves or assassins ( 〈note〉 killers ) .” [Shiji - Biography of Yuan Yō]

Assassin

〘 noun 〙 = Shikaku (assassin) ※Boshin Monogatari (1928)〈Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun Social Affairs Department〉 Around the time of the Meiji Restoration "When Kiyokawa returned to Edo, he was pursued by assassins sent by Suo no Kami Itakura ."

Assassin

〘 noun 〙 ⇒ (assassin)

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Japanese:

〘名〙＝しかく（刺客）※史記抄（1477）一一「刺(し)客とも刺(セキ)客ともよむものぞ。をそろしい人にたのまれて人を殺つなんどするものぞ」※食堂（1910）〈森鴎外〉「刺客(セキカク)になっても、人を殺しても、なんの為めに殺すなんといふ理窟はいらないのだ」[補注]「せき」「し」ともに「刺」の漢音。