Word Meaning 切り殺す

きりころす kirikorosu

切り殺す is read as きりころす (kirikorosu) and means to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.).

Meaning

English

to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.)
to slay
to put to the sword

Reading

Kana

きりころす

Romaji

kirikorosu

Writing Variants

斬り殺す きりころす kirikorosu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Rank 109884 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

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切り返す

きりかえす

to perform a twisting backward knee trip

切り落とす

きりおとす

to cut off

切り倒す

きりたおす

to cut down

切り回す

きりまわす

to cut around

切り離す

きりはなす

to cut off (from)

切り崩す

きりくずす

to level (earth)

切らす

きらす

to be out of (e.g. breath)

切り出す

きりだす

to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.)

切実

せつじつ

pertinent

切断

せつだん

cutting

切り取り

きりとり

cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.)

切腹

せっぷく

seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)