"殺す" meaning in Japanese

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Verb

IPA: [ko̞ɾo̞sɨᵝ]
Etymology: From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE. From Proto-Japonic *kərəsu. Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=ころす}} Old Japanese, {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE, {{inh|ja|jpx-pro|*kərəsu|sort=ころす}} Proto-Japonic *kərəsu Head templates: {{ja-verb|ころす|type=1}} 殺(ころ)す • (korosu) godan (stem 殺(ころ)し (koroshi), past 殺(ころ)した (koroshita)) Forms: 殺す [canonical] (ruby: (ころ)), korosu [romanization], 殺し [stem] (ruby: (ころ)), 殺した [past] (ruby: (ころ)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 殺さ [error-unrecognized-form], ころさ [error-unrecognized-form], korosa [error-unrecognized-form], 殺し [error-unrecognized-form], ころし [error-unrecognized-form], koroshi [error-unrecognized-form], 殺す [error-unrecognized-form], ころす [error-unrecognized-form], korosu [error-unrecognized-form], 殺せ [error-unrecognized-form], ころせ [error-unrecognized-form], korose [error-unrecognized-form], 殺される [passive], ころされる [passive], korosareru [passive], 殺させる [causative], 殺さす [causative], ころさせる [causative], ころさす [causative], korosaseru [causative], korosasu [causative], 殺せる [potential], ころせる [potential], koroseru [potential], 殺そう [volitional], ころそう [volitional], korosō [volitional], 殺さない [negative], ころさない [negative], korosanai [negative], 殺さず [continuative, negative], ころさず [continuative, negative], korosazu [continuative, negative], 殺します [formal], ころします [formal], koroshimasu [formal], 殺した [perfective], ころした [perfective], koroshita [perfective], 殺して [conjunctive], ころして [conjunctive], koroshite [conjunctive], 殺せば [conditional, hypothetical], ころせば [conditional, hypothetical], koroseba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. to kill, to put to death Categories (topical): Murder Synonyms (to kill): 殺める (ayameru), 消す (kesu), 屠る (hofuru)
    Sense id: en-殺す-ja-verb-i0dQivUj Disambiguation of Murder: 82 8 10 Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 79 9 12 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 65 13 22 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 77 10 13 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 87 6 8 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 76 8 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 82 8 10 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 80 9 12 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 40 25 35 Disambiguation of 'to kill': 65 22 13
  2. to ruin, to spoil Synonyms (to ruin): 潰す (tsubusu), 滅ぼす (horobosu)
    Sense id: en-殺す-ja-verb-xrVjqeHi Categories (other): Japanese verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 40 25 35 Disambiguation of 'to ruin': 9 87 4
  3. to suppress, to stifle
    Sense id: en-殺す-ja-verb-Gpv9qIxT Categories (other): Japanese verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 40 25 35

Inflected forms

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          "english": "(literally, “In that case, Natsuki!! Settle with me first and foremost!!”)",
          "ref": "1984 November 15, Motoka Murakami, “鹿児島の猛者たちの巻”, in 六三四の剣 (六三四の剣), volume 17 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, page 18",
          "roman": "Awrite den, Natsuki!! Ah’ll be yer first opponent!!",
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              "古",
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              "返",
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            [
              "礼",
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              "夏",
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              "木",
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          "text": "よし! さっそくおめたちと稽古さしたい!それがオレからの返礼だ!この夏木六三四殺せるもんなら殺してみろ!\nYoshi! Sassoku ome-tachi to keiko sa shitai! Sore ga ore kara no henrei da! Kono Natsuki Musashi koroseru mon nara koroshite miro!\nAlright! I’ll practice with all of you at once! Consider that my thank-you for welcomin’ me! If any of you think you can destroy me, Natsuki Musashi, do give it a go!\nほんなら夏木ー‼まず一番にオイと勝負じゃっ‼\nHon nara Natsukī‼ Mazu ibban ni oi to shōbu ja'‼"
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          "word": "殺める"
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          "roman": "kesu",
          "sense": "to kill",
          "word": "消す"
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          "english": "to spoil local colors",
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          "word": "潰す"
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      "other": "ころす"
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "殺し",
      "roman": "koroshi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "殺",
          "ころ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "殺した",
      "roman": "koroshita",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "殺",
          "ころ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-su",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "殺さ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ころさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "korosa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "殺し",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ころし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "koroshi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "殺す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ころす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "korosu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "殺せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ころせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "korose",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "殺される",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ころされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "korosareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "殺させる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "殺さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ころさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ころさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "korosaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "korosasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "殺せる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ころせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "koroseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "殺そう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ころそう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "korosō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "殺さない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ころさない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "korosanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "殺さず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ころさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "korosazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "殺します",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ころします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "koroshimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "殺した",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ころした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "koroshita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "殺して",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ころして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "koroshite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "殺せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ころせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "koroseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ころす",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "殺(ころ)す • (korosu) godan (stem 殺(ころ)し (koroshi), past 殺(ころ)した (koroshita))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(literally, “In that case, Natsuki!! Settle with me first and foremost!!”)",
          "ref": "1984 November 15, Motoka Murakami, “鹿児島の猛者たちの巻”, in 六三四の剣 (六三四の剣), volume 17 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, page 18",
          "roman": "Awrite den, Natsuki!! Ah’ll be yer first opponent!!",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "鹿",
              "カ"
            ],
            [
              "児",
              "ゴ"
            ],
            [
              "島",
              "シマ"
            ],
            [
              "猛",
              "も"
            ],
            [
              "者",
              "さ"
            ],
            [
              "巻",
              "まき"
            ],
            [
              "六",
              "ム"
            ],
            [
              "三",
              "サ"
            ],
            [
              "四",
              "シ"
            ],
            [
              "剣",
              "けん"
            ],
            [
              "六",
              "ム"
            ],
            [
              "三",
              "サ"
            ],
            [
              "四",
              "シ"
            ],
            [
              "剣",
              "けん"
            ],
            [
              "稽",
              "けい"
            ],
            [
              "古",
              "こ"
            ],
            [
              "返",
              "へん"
            ],
            [
              "礼",
              "れい"
            ],
            [
              "夏",
              "なつ"
            ],
            [
              "木",
              "き"
            ],
            [
              "六",
              "ム"
            ],
            [
              "三",
              "サ"
            ],
            [
              "四",
              "シ"
            ],
            [
              "殺",
              "ころ"
            ],
            [
              "殺",
              "ころ"
            ],
            [
              "夏",
              "なつ"
            ],
            [
              "木",
              "き"
            ],
            [
              "一",
              "イッ"
            ],
            [
              "番",
              "バン"
            ],
            [
              "勝",
              "しょう"
            ],
            [
              "負",
              "ぶ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "よし! さっそくおめたちと稽古さしたい!それがオレからの返礼だ!この夏木六三四殺せるもんなら殺してみろ!\nYoshi! Sassoku ome-tachi to keiko sa shitai! Sore ga ore kara no henrei da! Kono Natsuki Musashi koroseru mon nara koroshite miro!\nAlright! I’ll practice with all of you at once! Consider that my thank-you for welcomin’ me! If any of you think you can destroy me, Natsuki Musashi, do give it a go!\nほんなら夏木ー‼まず一番にオイと勝負じゃっ‼\nHon nara Natsukī‼ Mazu ibban ni oi to shōbu ja'‼"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to kill, to put to death"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kill",
          "kill"
        ],
        [
          "put to death",
          "put to death"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to spoil local colors",
          "roman": "chihōshoku o korosu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "地方色",
              "ちほうしょく"
            ],
            [
              "殺",
              "ころ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "地方色を殺す"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to ruin, to spoil"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ruin",
          "ruin"
        ],
        [
          "spoil",
          "spoil"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ruby": [
            [
              "声",
              "こえ"
            ],
            [
              "殺",
              "ころ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "声を殺す\nkoe o korosu\nto suppress one's voice → to speak under one's breath"
        },
        {
          "english": "to suppress one's emotions",
          "roman": "kanjō o korosu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "感情",
              "かんじょう"
            ],
            [
              "殺",
              "ころ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "感情を殺す"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to suppress, to stifle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "suppress",
          "suppress"
        ],
        [
          "stifle",
          "stifle"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ころす"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ko̞ɾo̞sɨᵝ]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "ayameru",
      "sense": "to kill",
      "word": "殺める"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kesu",
      "sense": "to kill",
      "word": "消す"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hofuru",
      "sense": "to kill",
      "word": "屠る"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsubusu",
      "sense": "to ruin",
      "word": "潰す"
    },
    {
      "roman": "horobosu",
      "sense": "to ruin",
      "word": "滅ぼす"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Nihon Shoki"
  ],
  "word": "殺す"
}
{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "殺す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "殺す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Mizenkei (\"imperfective\")'",
  "path": [
    "殺す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "殺す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Ren’yōkei (\"continuative\")'",
  "path": [
    "殺す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "殺す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Shūshikei (\"terminal\")'",
  "path": [
    "殺す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "殺す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Rentaikei (\"attributive\")'",
  "path": [
    "殺す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "殺す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Kateikei (\"hypothetical\")'",
  "path": [
    "殺す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "殺す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Meireikei (\"imperative\")'",
  "path": [
    "殺す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "殺す",
  "trace": ""
}

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