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Grade 5JLPT N3

kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil

10 strokes · frequency rank #581

On
サツ、サイ、セツ
Kun
ころ.す、-ごろ.し、そ.ぐ、あや.める

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Common words

  1. さつじんmurder; homicide; manslaughter1
    • He will do anything but murder.

    • He was guilty of murder.

    • Murder is against the law.

  2. ころすto kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter2
    • You are trying to kill me.

    • He looks as if he could not even harm a fly.

    • The tongue stings.

  3. じさつsuicide3
    • He tried to kill himself but it ended in failure.

    • He committed suicide.

    • He hanged himself.

  4. あんさつassassination4
    • The gangsters let him in on their plan to knock off a rival gang leader.

    • They attempted to assassinate the president.

    • Investigators uncovered an assassination plot.

  5. さつがいkilling; murder5
    • They are plotting to kill the king.

    • The motive for the murder is not yet known.

    • The police arrested the man who had murdered the girl.

  6. ぎゃくさつslaughter; massacre6
    • The general ordered the massacre of all war prisoners.

    • The slaughter of the prisoners was a barbarous act.

  7. へいさつdouble play7
  8. ころしmurder; killing; murderer8
    • Once we've killed, we enjoy killing.

  9. たさつmurder9
  10. しゃさつshooting to death10
    • John caught a tiger and shot two lions.

    • He was shot to death.

    • Gandhi was shot dead.

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