単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#1,153 most used

殺す

ころす0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

to kill; to murder

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

He was murdered on the spot.

from Tatoeba

IN OTHER SENTENCES

Was anybody killed?

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

MEANINGS

1

to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

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)

godan verb · transitive

3

to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back; to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.); to hold (one's breath)

godan verb · transitive

4

to put out (a runner)

godan verb · transitive

5

to pawn; to put in hock

godan verb · transitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#1,153 most used

Written殺す only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium