殺す

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
殺
ころ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
殺す (kyūjitai)
56す (filter-avoidance)

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[1] From Proto-Japonic *kərəsu.

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "殺す"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
殺す ころす [kòrósú]
Imperative (命令形) 殺せ ころせ [kòrósé]
Key constructions
Passive 殺される ころされる [kòrósárérú]
Causative 殺させる ころさせる [kòrósásérú]
Potential 殺せる ころせる [kòrósérú]
Volitional 殺そう ころそ​ー [kòrósóꜜò]
Negative 殺さない ころさない [kòrósánáí]
Negative perfective 殺さなかった ころさな​かった [kòrósánáꜜkàttà]
Formal 殺します ころしま​す [kòróshímáꜜsù]
Perfective 殺した ころした [kòróshítá]
Conjunctive 殺して ころして [kòróshíté]
Hypothetical conditional 殺せば ころせ​ば [kòróséꜜbà]

Verb

殺(ころ)す • (korosu) godan (stem 殺(ころ)し (koroshi), past 殺(ころ)した (koroshita))

  1. to kill, to put to death
    • 1984 November 15, Motoka Murakami, “鹿(カ)児(ゴ)島(シマ)の猛(も)者(さ)たちの巻(まき) [The He-Men of Kagoshima]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) (六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん)) [Musashi’s Sword], volume 17 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 18:
      よし! さっそくおめたちと稽(けい)古(こ)さしたい!それがオレからの返(へん)礼(れい)だ!この夏(なつ)木(き)六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)殺(ころ)せるもんなら殺(ころ)してみろ!
      Yoshi! Sassoku ome-tachi to keiko sa shitai! Sore ga ore kara no henrei da! Kono Natsuki Musashi koroseru mon nara koroshite miro!
      Alright! I’ll practice with all of you at once! Consider that my thank-you for welcomin’ me! If any of you think you can destroy me, Natsuki Musashi, do give it a go!
      ほんなら夏(なつ)木(き)ー‼まず一(イッ)番(バン)にオイと勝(しょう)負(ぶ)じゃっ‼
      Hon nara Natsukī‼ Mazu ibban ni oi to shōbu ja'‼
      Awrite den, Natsuki!! Ah’ll be yer first opponent!!
      (literally, “In that case, Natsuki!! Settle with me first and foremost!!”)
  2. to ruin, to spoil
    地方色(ちほうしょく)を殺(ころ)す
    chihōshoku o korosu
    to spoil local colors
  3. to suppress, to stifle
    声(こえ)を殺(ころ)す
    koe o korosu
    to suppress one's voice → to speak under one's breath
    感情(かんじょう)を殺(ころ)す
    kanjō o korosu
    to suppress one's emotions

Conjugation

Synonyms

References

  1. “殺”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  3. Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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