Keyword
kill
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 6
Heisig1607
Old form殺
Readings
ころ
(56%)
さつ
(27%)
さっ
(4%)
ごろ
(3%)
せつ
(2%)
せち
(2%)
Composed of
cross
tree
weapon
Used in vocabulary (433 in total)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
killing; murder
murder; homicide; manslaughter
murder; killing; murderer
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
assassination
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
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)
murder; murderer
rush; flood; deluge
slaughter; massacre
shooting to death
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to kill each other
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to do someone in; to bump someone off
slaughter; massacre
to kill; to beat to death
letting (someone) die without helping
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
professional killer; hit man
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
killing and wounding; bloodshed
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
defeating in an instant; instant kill
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to wound; to murder
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
slaughter; massacre
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to devour; to bite to death
robbery and murder; murder during robbery
to kill by burning to death
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
to strangle to death
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
to erase all trace of something
to stab to death
lethality; killing effectiveness
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
stabbing to death; putting out
to curse (someone) to death; to put a deadly curse on (someone)
beat to death
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
attempted assassination
to strike dead; to beat to death
death by shooting
(having) life-and-death power (over)
person who has committed suicide
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
insecticide; pesticide
(crime of) murder
to shoot dead (with an arrow)
to kill each other
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
culling; putting down; slaughtering; killing
to suppress one's emotions
torturing to death; tormenting to death
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
strangling (to death); strangulation
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection; pasteurization
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
massacre; extermination
incident involving killing and wounding; attack resulting in casualties
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)
killing with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); slaying; putting to the sword
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to stab to death
winning in a flash; instant defeat
obliteration; annihilation
to kill by running over
torturing to death; tormenting to death
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
killing (someone) with a curse; putting a deadly curse on (someone)
killing with a bomb; killing in a bombing
sword fight (in a film, play, etc.); stage combat; fight scene
way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
slaughter; massacre
indiscriminate killing; indiscriminate murder
to beat to death
to beat to death
(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
ladykiller; ladies' man; murder of a woman; murderer of a woman; femicide
to strangle to death
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
to strangle to death
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
self-immolation; burning oneself to death; suicide by fire
to kick to death
to kill by running over
to trample to death; to kill underfoot
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
execution of a criminal
lessening; diminishing; reducing
to haunt to death; to possess and kill
group suicide; mass suicide; arranged suicide of two or more people
suicide brought on by excessive overwork
to strangle to death
suicide by throwing oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death
to control one's temper
infanticide; filicide
murder for pleasure; lust murder
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)
lethal weapon; deadly device
killing insects or pests
-cide; killing; killer (of ...)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
killing by running over (with a car or train)
poison suicide; suicide by poisoning
abattoir; slaughterhouse
murder at the victim's request; consensual homicide
instigating murder; incitement to murder
charcoal-burning suicide
beating to death; striking dead
innocent-looking; looking as though one wouldn't hurt a fly; looking as though butter would not melt in one's mouth
to strangle to death
fixed fitting (esp. window)
to compliment and criticize lavishly (criticise)
fixed fitting (esp. window)
to torture to death; to toy with (someone) until dead; to inflict a slow and painful death
strangulation (with the hands or arms)
temptress; flirt; minx; murder of a man; murderer of a man
to torture to death; to toy with (someone) until dead; to inflict a slow and painful death
deadly fist; killer fist
catching and killing
following someone's example, and committing suicide
to strangle to death
suicide caused by bullying or harassment; bullying-related suicide
murder victim; body of a murder victim
state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering; dragging out tortuously; (lit.) half-killing a snake
to beat to death
committing suicide by throwing oneself in front of an onrushing train
burning (someone) to death
life-taking sword; sword used to kill
murder of one's master; murderer of his master
sparing life and taking life; letting live and killing
bactericidal action; germicidal action
killing one by one (terrorist slogan and strategy)
dog killer; dogcatcher
(the crime of) aiding and abetting a suicide
murder swap; murder exchange; murder of each other's targets by co-conspirators
mitate satsujin; murder done in a way that alludes to something such as a nursery rhyme or a legend (esp. in crime fiction)
perpetrator of a bizarre murder
body of a strangled person
to beat to death
to haunt to death; to possess and kill
(the crime of) aiding and abetting a suicide
to plot an assassination
homicide department (of a police force)
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
disinfectant; germicide
inauspicious time in four pillar astrology
rape and murder; murder following rape
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
ghoulish murderer; grotesque killer
three-year period of bad luck (in rokusei senjutsu fortune-telling)
rat poison; rodenticide
murder victim; body of a murder victim
life or death
killer robot; lethal autonomous weapon; LAWS
(crime of) instigation to suicide
prohibition against hunting and fishing
laughing off; dismissing with a laugh
Nanking Massacre (1937); Rape of Nanking
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
assassination of US President John F. Kennedy (November 22, 1963); JFK assassination
faked suicide; sham suicide; pseudocide
robbery and murder; murder during robbery
killing a younger brother; fratricide
low-temperature pasteurization
to kill by running over
(killing) sword; blade; steel
double play
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
killing by poison; poisoning
(voluntary) manslaughter; killing with intent
to boil to death; to kill by boiling
consensual homicide (propositioned by the killer)
unpropitious direction
Oriental photinia (Photinia villosa)
aiding and abetting murder; being an accessory to murder
the power of life or death
to split; to be split; to become sunken (e.g. of cheeks); to become hollowed; to weaken (e.g. of motivation, interest, etc.); to decrease
it is justifiable to kill one person to save the lives of many
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
spermicide; spermatocide
ahimsa; abstinence from taking life; principle of non-violence in Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.
mass-killing; mass-murder; bloodbath
gas suicide; suicide by inhalation of gas
secret butchery
manual strangulation mark; throttling mark
The Decagon House Murders (1987 novel by Yukito Ayatsuji)
The Tokyo Zodiac Murders (1981 novel by Soji Shimada)
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)
to haunt to death; to possess and kill
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
precept forbidding the taking of life; precept against killing; precept of ahimsa
honor killing; honour killing
sterilizing properties; germicidal properties; bactericidal power
(arch.) demon; (arch.) man-slaying ogre; impermanence; transiency
clearance store
to curse (someone) to death; to put a deadly curse on (someone)
first-degree murder (in US, etc. law)
precept forbidding the taking of life; precept against killing; precept of ahimsa
murder scene (in kabuki, etc.)
to trample to death; to kill underfoot
preannounced murder; murder with prior warning
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
deep grief; deep sorrow
to starve (someone) to death
Saisetsu; one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
to suppress the freedom of speech
pounding the edges of planks of wood to join them
butcher; slaughterhouse worker
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)
killing by caregivers; caretaker homicide; nursing care killing
to starve (someone) to death
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
Rwandan genocide (1994)
torturing to death; tormenting to death
crime of preparing to commit homicide
light trap; electric insect killer; bug zapper
to kill; to beat to death
consensual homicide; murder with consent of the victim
killing oneself out of despair (for life)
to do an act of benevolence at the sacrifice of oneself
withering; blight
even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
Massacre of the Innocents (infanticide by Herod that appears in the New Testament)
to starve (someone) to death
seduction and killing
assassination of US President John F. Kennedy (November 22, 1963); JFK assassination
to throw the baby out with the bath water; to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel; to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point; (lit.) to straighten the horns and kill the cow
to sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; to kill a small bug and help a large one
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
slaughterhouse; abattoir
sacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; (lit.) to let a large bug live and kill a small one
comparative negligence
rush; flood; deluge
to sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; (lit.) to kill a small bug and save a large one
slaughter (of livestock)
fixed window; window that doesn't open
sword fight scene choreographer
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
My Lai Massacre (1968); Son My Massacre
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
massacre; extermination
nursery rhyme murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
ultra-high-temperature processing; UHT; ultra-pasteurization
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
to kick to death
second-degree murder (in US, etc. law)
electric bug killer; insectocutor; insect-o-cutor
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
high-temperature sterilization
Nanking Massacre (1937); Rape of Nanking
to do an act of benevolence at the sacrifice of oneself
to crush with one's fingers (an insect, etc.); to kill with ease; to snuff out
to be dampened (of one's enthusiasm, enjoyment, etc.); to be reduced; to be weakened; to be spoiled
suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)
(a) moment; an instant
killing by running over (with a car or train)
suicide caused by bullying or harassment; bullying-related suicide
suicide caused by bullying or harassment; bullying-related suicide
committing suicide by throwing oneself in front of an onrushing train
committing suicide by throwing oneself in front of an onrushing train
mitate satsujin; murder done in a way that alludes to something such as a nursery rhyme or a legend (esp. in crime fiction)
clearance store
first-degree murder (in US, etc. law)
to throw the baby out with the bath water; to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel; to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point; (lit.) to straighten the horns and kill the cow
fixed window; window that doesn't open
second-degree murder (in US, etc. law)
to crush with one's fingers (an insect, etc.); to kill with ease; to snuff out
to poison to death; to kill by a prescription error
to be very busily occupied; to be swamped (with work); to be overwhelmed (e.g. by tasks)
trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process; trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing; the cure is worse than the disease
even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
group suicide; mass suicide; arranged suicide of two or more people
mercy killing (euthanasia performed to end someone's suffering, but without consent)
sacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; (lit.) let a large bug live and kill a small one
to make a cutting remark; (lit.) to kill someone with a short blade
high temperature short time sterilization method; HTST; flash pasteurization
letting someone die without helping
letting someone die without helping
female or male prostitute serving a monk; (fig.) luring a monk into depredation
spermicide; spermatocide
honor killing; honour killing
immediate sacrifice (esp. laboratory animals); emergency slaughter
(credible) death threat
lethality (of a weapon, etc.)
to chip off; to slice off
deicide; killing God; extreme level of spice; extreme spiciness
person contemplating suicide; prospective suicide; suicidal person
cultural cleansing; ethnocide
dismemberment murder; dismemberment killing
dismemberment murder; dismemberment killing
scene of a murder; murder scene
execution by a firing squad
non-lethal (e.g. weapon); non-fatal
physician-assisted suicide; PAS
random murder; spree killing; indiscriminate killing
mutilated corpse; mangled body
Dachau liberation reprisals
Examples (200 in total)
You tried to kill me.
Why was she killed?
I don't think he killed those men.