殺し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
殺
ころ Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
殺し (kyūjitai)

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 殺(ころ)す (korosu, “to kill”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ko̞ɾo̞ɕi]

Noun

殺(ころ)し • (koroshi)

(often informal) murder

Synonyms

殺(さつ)人(じん) (satsujin)

Derived terms

殺(ころ)し屋(や) (koroshiya)
子(こ)殺(ごろ)し (kogoroshi)
親(おや)殺(ごろ)し (oyagoroshi)

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