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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N3

581 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil

Kunyomi: ころ.す, -ごろ.し, そ.ぐ, あや.める

Onyomi: サツ, サイ, セツ

Composition: 乂 木 殳

殺

Radical

Radical: 殳

Reading: るまた

Meaning: weapon, lance

Strokes: 4

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Examples

Examples with audio

殺人(さつじん)   murder

殺風景な(さっぷうけいな)   tasteless, dreary

殺害する(さつがいする)   kill, murder

殺菌する(さっきんする)   sterilize, disinfect

殺到する(さっとうする)   throng, flood, rush [v.i.]

暗殺する(あんさつする)   assassinate

自殺する(じさつする)   commit suicide

毒殺する(どくさつする)   poison, kill by poison

相殺する(そうさいする)   offset, cancel out

殺生する(せっしょうする)   kill, destroy life

殺す(ころす)   kill, murder

人殺し(ひとごろし)   murderer

Onyomi Examples

殺意 (サツイ) intent to kill, intent to murder, urge to kill, murderous impulse

殺害 (サツガイ) killing, murder

他殺 (タサツ) murder

併殺 (ヘイサツ) double play

相殺 (ソウサイ) offset, offsetting each other, cancelling each other out, counterbalancing, set-off, setoff, killing each other

減殺 (ゲンサイ) lessening, diminishing, reducing

殺害 (サツガイ) killing, murder

刹那 (セツナ) moment, instant, kshana, duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second), shortest possible interval of time

歳殺 (サイセツ) Saisetsu, one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar

Kunyomi Examples

殺す (ころす) to kill, to slay, to murder, to slaughter, to suppress, to block, to hamper, to destroy (e.g. talent), to eliminate (e.g. an odour), to spoil (e.g. a flavour), to kill (e.g. one's speed), to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.), to hold back, to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.), to hold (one's breath), to put out (a runner), to pawn, to put in hock

削ぐ (そぐ) to chip (off), to shave off, to slice off, to cut off, to sharpen, to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.), to reduce, to diminish, to weaken, to spoil

殺める (あやめる) to wound, to murder

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