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JLPT N3 Grade 5 kill

📖 English Meaning

kill

Pronunciation
Hiragana:
ころし さい さつ せつ
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Romaji:
koroshi sai satsu setsu
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On'yomi:
サツ、サイ、セツ
Kun'yomi:
ころ(す) <外>そ(ぐ)、そ(げる)、けず(る)
Character Meanings
kill, slaughter, murder; hurt; to pare off, reduce, clip
Radical
るまた・ほこづくり
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Compound Words with 殺
殺い そい
殺ぐ そぐ
殺げる そげる
殺さ ころさ
殺し ころし
殺し場 ころしば
殺し尽くせ ころしつくせ
殺し屋 ころしや
Related Words
殺ぐ break, trim down, subvert
殺された murdered
殺し kill, execution, killing
殺し屋 assassinator, hatchet man
殺す kill, nab, hit, assassinate
Famous People with this Kanji
俳優 殺陣剛太 (たてごうた)

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