Kanji 殺: "kill, murder, butcher"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 殺

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 殺ころすto kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter · to suppress; to block; to hamper; to destroy (e.g. talent)
• 自じ殺さつsuicide
• 殺さつ人じんmurder; homicide; manslaughter
• 殺ころしmurder; killing; murderer
• 殺さつ害がいkilling; murder
• 殺さつ意いintent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
• 殺さっ気きthirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
• 押おし殺ころすto crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death · to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice); to hold (one's breath)
• 人ひと殺ごろしmurder; murderer
• 暗あん殺さつassassination
• 必ひっ殺さつbringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
• 殺ころし合あうto kill each other

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