殺

meaningkill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil

On'yomi
サツ、サイ、セツ
Kun'yomi
ころ.す、-ごろ.し、そ.ぐ、あや.める
Strokes
10
Taught in
Japanese grade 5
Frequency
#581 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

殺
  • 殺人さつじんmurder
  • 殺すころすto kill
  • 自殺じさつsuicide
  • 暗殺あんさつassassination
  • 虐殺ぎゃくさつslaughter
  • 殺害さつがいkilling
  • 併殺へいさつdouble play
  • 殺しころしmurder

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