Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

2132 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: beheading, kill, murder

Kunyomi: き.る

Onyomi: ザン サン セン ゼン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: axe

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ザン beheading, decapitation

ザンシン novel, original, new, innovative

Kunyomi Examples

きる to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.), to slice (off), to lop (off), to cut (off)