Keyword
kill
- murder
- butcher
- slice off
- split
- diminish
- reduce
- spoil
- Frequency
- #581
- Strokes
- 10
- Grade
- 5
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 1607
Readings
サツ75%
ころ15%
サイ5%
ごろ5%
Mnemonic
The bandit nails a cross to the tree as a warning, then hides his weapon in its hollow and waits for the next traveler to kill.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
殺す
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); …
Godan verb
抹殺
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; disposal; purging; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; disregard; dismissal; erasure (of writing); rubbing out; …
Noun
殺那
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
Noun