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殺

kill
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingサツ、サイ、セツ
Kun readingころ.す、-ごろ.し、そ.ぐ、あや.める
JōyōGrade 5
  1. to kill
  2. to slay
  3. to murder
  4. to slaughter
  5. to suppress

Popular Usage

殺す自殺暗殺

Radicals and components

Radical殳weaponComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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sheaf · tree (木) · wood (木) · cruise missile · missile · wind (風) · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1607

Compound words

殺すころす
to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter; to suppress
自殺じさつ
suicide
暗殺あんさつ
assassination
虐殺ぎゃくさつ
slaughter; massacre
絞殺こうさつ
strangling (to death); strangulation
殺しころし
murder; killing; murderer
殺意さつい
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
殺害さつがい
killing; murder
殺気さっき
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
殺菌さっきん
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection; pasteurization
殺傷さっしょう
killing and wounding; bloodshed
殺人さつじん
murder; homicide; manslaughter
殺到さっとう
rush; flood; deluge
射殺しゃさつ
shooting to death
銃殺じゅうさつ
death by shooting
相殺そうさい
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; counterbalancing; set-off
他殺たさつ
murder
毒殺どくさつ
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
併殺へいさつ
double play
抹殺まっさつ
erasure; obliteration; denial; ignoring (an opinion)
黙殺もくさつ
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
殺虫剤さっちゅうざい
insecticide; pesticide
人殺しひとごろし
murder; murderer
刺し殺すさしころす
to stab to death

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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