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Where does “裏切り” come from?

裏切り (Japanese) comes from Japanese 切る — to cut, to slice, to carve; cut down, fell, chop...

裏切り (Japanese): treachery, betrayal

Definitions

  1. treachery, betrayal

Ancestry of “裏切り”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese切るto cut, to slice, to carve; cut down, fell, chop...

Words derived from “裏切り”

  • 裏切り者
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