"殺す" meaning in Japanese

See 殺す in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [ko̞ɾo̞sɨ]
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: 84 7 9 Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese godan verbs ending with -su, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 80 9 11 Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -su: 39 27 34 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 66 12 22 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 74 11 15 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 84 7 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 59 21 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 76 11 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 76 10 13 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 38 26 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 7 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 5 5 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 godan verbs ending with -su, Japanese verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -su: 39 27 34 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 38 26 36 Disambiguation of 'to ruin': 9 87 4
  3. to suppress, to stifle
    Sense id: en-殺す-ja-verb-Gpv9qIxT Categories (other): Japanese godan verbs ending with -su, Japanese verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -su: 39 27 34 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 38 26 36

Inflected forms

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      "form": "ja-go-su",
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      "form": "殺さ",
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      "form": "ころさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "korosu",
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    {
      "form": "殺せ",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "ころせ",
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    {
      "form": "korose",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "殺される",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "ころされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "korosareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "殺させる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "殺さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ころさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ころさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "korosaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "korosasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "殺せる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "ころせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "koroseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "殺そう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ころそう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
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    },
    {
      "form": "korosō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "殺さない",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "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"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "koroshimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "殺した",
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      "form": "ころした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "koroshita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "殺して",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "ころして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "koroshite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "殺せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "hypothetical"
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    {
      "form": "ころせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "hypothetical"
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      "form": "koroseba",
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  "pos": "verb",
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          "kind": "other",
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          "_dis": "66 12 22",
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          "_dis": "83 7 10",
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          "name": "Murder",
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            "Criminal law",
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            "Human behaviour",
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            "All topics",
            "Nature",
            "Human",
            "Justice",
            "Fundamental"
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        {
          "english": "Awrite den, Natsuki!! Ah’ll be yer first opponent!!",
          "literal_meaning": "In that case, Natsuki!! Settle with me first and foremost!!",
          "ref": "1984 November 15, Motoka Murakami, “鹿(カ)児(ゴ)島(シマ)の猛(も)者(さ)たちの巻(まき) [The He-Men of Kagoshima]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) [Musashi’s Sword], volume 17 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 18:",
          "roman": "Hon nara Natsukī‼ Mazu ibban ni oi to shōbu ja'‼",
          "ruby": [
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              "夏",
              "なつ"
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            [
              "木",
              "き"
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            [
              "一",
              "イッ"
            ],
            [
              "番",
              "バン"
            ],
            [
              "勝",
              "しょう"
            ],
            [
              "負",
              "ぶ"
            ]
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          "text": "ほんなら夏木ー‼まず一番にオイと勝負じゃっ‼",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "Awrite den, Natsuki!! Ah’ll be yer first opponent!!",
          "literal_meaning": "In that case, Natsuki!! Settle with me first and foremost!!",
          "ref": "1984 November 15, Motoka Murakami, “鹿(カ)児(ゴ)島(シマ)の猛(も)者(さ)たちの巻(まき) [The He-Men of Kagoshima]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) [Musashi’s Sword], volume 17 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 18:",
          "roman": "Hon nara Natsukī‼ Mazu ibban ni oi to shōbu ja'‼",
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              "木",
              "き"
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              "一",
              "イッ"
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            [
              "番",
              "バン"
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            [
              "勝",
              "しょう"
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            [
              "負",
              "ぶ"
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          "text": "ほんなら夏木ー‼まず一番にオイと勝負じゃっ‼",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to kill, to put to death"
      ],
      "id": "en-殺す-ja-verb-i0dQivUj",
      "links": [
        [
          "kill",
          "kill"
        ],
        [
          "put to death",
          "put to death"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "65 22 13",
          "roman": "ayameru",
          "sense": "to kill",
          "word": "殺める"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 22 13",
          "roman": "kesu",
          "sense": "to kill",
          "word": "消す"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 22 13",
          "roman": "hofuru",
          "sense": "to kill",
          "word": "屠る"
        }
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        {
          "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",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to ruin, to spoil"
      ],
      "id": "en-殺す-ja-verb-xrVjqeHi",
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          "spoil",
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        {
          "_dis1": "9 87 4",
          "roman": "tsubusu",
          "sense": "to ruin",
          "word": "潰す"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 87 4",
          "roman": "horobosu",
          "sense": "to ruin",
          "word": "滅ぼす"
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "to suppress one's voice → to speak under one's breath",
          "roman": "koe o korosu",
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              "ころ"
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        },
        {
          "english": "to suppress one's emotions",
          "roman": "kanjō o korosu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "感情",
              "かんじょう"
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              "殺",
              "ころ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "感情を殺す",
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        "to suppress, to stifle"
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          "stifle",
          "stifle"
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  ],
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    {
      "other": "ころす"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ko̞ɾo̞sɨ]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Nihon Kokugo Daijiten",
    "Nihon Shoki"
  ],
  "word": "殺す"
}
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        "sort": "ころす"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Japonic *kərəsu",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE. From Proto-Japonic *kərəsu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "殺す",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "殺",
          "ころ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "korosu",
      "tags": [
        "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": "Awrite den, Natsuki!! Ah’ll be yer first opponent!!",
          "literal_meaning": "In that case, Natsuki!! Settle with me first and foremost!!",
          "ref": "1984 November 15, Motoka Murakami, “鹿(カ)児(ゴ)島(シマ)の猛(も)者(さ)たちの巻(まき) [The He-Men of Kagoshima]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) [Musashi’s Sword], volume 17 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 18:",
          "roman": "Hon nara Natsukī‼ Mazu ibban ni oi to shōbu ja'‼",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "夏",
              "なつ"
            ],
            [
              "木",
              "き"
            ],
            [
              "一",
              "イッ"
            ],
            [
              "番",
              "バン"
            ],
            [
              "勝",
              "しょう"
            ],
            [
              "負",
              "ぶ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "ほんなら夏木ー‼まず一番にオイと勝負じゃっ‼",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "Awrite den, Natsuki!! Ah’ll be yer first opponent!!",
          "literal_meaning": "In that case, Natsuki!! Settle with me first and foremost!!",
          "ref": "1984 November 15, Motoka Murakami, “鹿(カ)児(ゴ)島(シマ)の猛(も)者(さ)たちの巻(まき) [The He-Men of Kagoshima]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) [Musashi’s Sword], volume 17 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 18:",
          "roman": "Hon nara Natsukī‼ Mazu ibban ni oi to shōbu ja'‼",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "夏",
              "なつ"
            ],
            [
              "木",
              "き"
            ],
            [
              "一",
              "イッ"
            ],
            [
              "番",
              "バン"
            ],
            [
              "勝",
              "しょう"
            ],
            [
              "負",
              "ぶ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "ほんなら夏木ー‼まず一番にオイと勝負じゃっ‼",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "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",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to ruin, to spoil"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ruin",
          "ruin"
        ],
        [
          "spoil",
          "spoil"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to suppress one's voice → to speak under one's breath",
          "roman": "koe o korosu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "声",
              "こえ"
            ],
            [
              "殺",
              "ころ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "声を殺す",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "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",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to suppress, to stifle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "suppress",
          "suppress"
        ],
        [
          "stifle",
          "stifle"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ころす"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ko̞ɾo̞sɨ]"
    }
  ],
  "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 Kokugo Daijiten",
    "Nihon Shoki"
  ],
  "word": "殺す"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 殺す meaning in Japanese (8.3kB)

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}

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}

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}

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}

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  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
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