殺し
Japanese
Kanji in this term |
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殺 |
ころ Grade: 5 |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 殺す (korosu, “to kill”).
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- IPA(key): [ko̞ɾo̞ɕi]
Noun
殺し • (koroshi)
- (often informal) murder
Synonyms
- 殺人 (satsujin)
Derived terms
- 殺し屋 (koroshiya)
- 子殺し (kogoroshi)
- 親殺し (oyagoroshi)