What does kanji 殺 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 殺 is kill.

How is kanji 殺 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 殺 are ころ.す, -ごろ.し, そ.ぐ, あや.める; the onyomi readings are サツ, サイ, セツ.

Kanji 殺 is taught in Jōyō Grade 5.

The main radical for kanji 殺 is 殳.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 1 / Pre-Level 1

殺

Meaning

kill

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

Stroke Order

Variant: 殺 (Kyūjitai) , 杀 (Itaiji) • Old form: 殺[4] • Added to Jōyō: 1946

5 reference sentences

戦で多くの命が殺された。

Many lives were killed in the war.

彼は獣を殺して食べた。

He killed the animal and ate it.

その一言が場の空気を殺した。

That one remark killed the mood in the room.

強い薬で痛みを殺した。

The pain was reduced with strong medicine.

余分な音を殺して録音した。

The recording was made after reducing unnecessary noise.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 2 related entries

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