Kanji 殺
10 strokes
Meaning
kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
- On'yomi
- サツサイセツ
- Kun'yomi
- ころす-ごろしそぐあやめる
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 殳 weapon (79)
- JLPT
- N3
- School grade
- Grade 5
- Kanken
- 6級
- Frequency
- #581 / 2500
Stroke order
- 1
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- 10
Example sentences
彼は自殺をした。
He committed suicide.
その男は殺人で追われている。
The man is wanted for murder.
私を殺す気ですか？
Do you want to kill me?
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