Moto 殺: Kill; Murder; ButcherKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- サツ、サイ、セツ
- Kun'yomi
- ころ(す)、-ごろ(し)、そ(ぐ)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 5
- Words
- 334 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (サツ・サイ・セツ)
- 殺人さつじんmurder; homicide
- 自殺じさつsuicide
- 暗殺あんさつassassination
- 殺害さつがいkilling; murder
- 虐殺ぎゃくさつslaughter; massacre
- 併殺へいさつdouble play
- 射殺しゃさつshooting to death
- 殺虫剤さっちゅうざいinsecticide; pesticide
- 殺傷さっしょうkilling and wounding; bloodshed
- 殺菌さっきんsterilization; sterilisation
- 他殺たさつmurder
- 殺意さついintent to kill; intent to murder
- 三重殺さんじゅうさつtriple play
- 刺殺しさつstabbing to death
- 圧殺あっさつcrushing to death
- 大量殺人たいりょうさつじんmass killing; mass murder
- 封殺ふうさつsuppression (e.g. of free speech)
- 必殺ひっさつbringing certain death; deadly
- 忙殺ぼうさつbeing extremely busy; being swamped with work
- 惨殺ざんさつslaughter; massacre
- 抹殺まっさつerasure; denial
- 挟殺きょうさつrundown
- 殺人事件さつじんじけんmurder case
- 殺到さっとうrush; flood
- 殺戮さつりくslaughter; massacre
- 殺気さっきthirst for blood; bloodlust
- 殺気立つさっきだつto be seething (with anger); to be frenzied
- 殺生せっしょうkilling; destruction of life
- 殺虫さっちゅうkilling insects or pests
- 毒殺どくさつpoisoning; kill by poison
- 減殺げんさいlessening; diminishing
- 焼身自殺しょうしんじさつself-immolation; burning oneself to death
- 生殺与奪せいさつよだつ(having) life-and-death power (over)
- 相殺そうさいoffset; offsetting each other
- 絞殺こうさつstrangulation; strangling
- 銃殺じゅうさつdeath by shooting
- 黙殺もくさつignoring; disregarding
- いじめ自殺いじめじさつsuicide caused by bullying or harassment; bullying-related suicide
- と殺とさつslaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
- ガス自殺ガスじさつgas suicide; suicide by inhalation of gas
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 殺すころすto kill; to slay
- 殺しころしmurder; killing
- 人殺しひとごろしmurder; murderer
- 刺し殺すさしころすto stab to death
- 殺し屋ころしやprofessional killer; hit man
- 殺し文句ころしもんくclincher; pick-up line
- 皆殺しみなごろしmassacre; annihilation
- 見殺しみごろしletting (someone) die without helping
- かみ殺すかみころすto stifle a smile, yawn, etc.
- くびり殺すくびりころすto strangle to death
- けり殺すけりころすto kick to death
- なぶり殺しなぶりごろしtorture to death; torment to death
- はめ殺しはめごろしfixed fitting (esp. window)
- はめ殺し窓はめごろしまどfixed window; window that doesn't open
- ひき殺すひきころすto kill by running over
- ぶち殺すぶちころすto kill by hitting; to beat to death
- ぶっ殺すぶっころすto beat to death; to kill
- ほめ殺しほめごろしmockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise
Other readings
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