殺す
Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter
2. to suppress; to block; to hamper; to destroy (e.g. talent); to eliminate (e.g. an odour); to spoil (e.g. a flavour); to kill (e.g. one's speed)
3. to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back; to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.); to hold (one's breath)
4. to put out (a runner)
5. to pawn; to put in hock
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ころす
Examples71
おまえ
You are trying to kill me.
その
There's a possibility that the man was murdered.
彼
The story goes that he was murdered.
彼
He killed him.
ベティ
Betty killed her mother.
殺せ！
Kill me! Kill me! Kill all of me!