殺す

• 読み: ころす
• ローマ字: korosu
• 漢字の分解: 殺 (satsu/setsu/koro) — kill, murder, suppress
• 発音: /ko.ɾo.sɯ/

意味

To kill; to put to death. Used for both literal and figurative contexts of ending life or suppressing something.

A Group 1 (godan) verb conjugated with the す row. Beyond the literal meaning, has many figurative uses: 時間を殺す (to kill time), 声を殺す (to stifle one's voice), 気持ちを殺す (to suppress one's feelings). The passive form 殺される (to be killed) is very common. Appears frequently in mystery fiction, news, and everyday expressions.

例文

1. 殺虫剤で蚊を殺すのはあまり好きではない。
2. 彼女は声を殺して泣いていた。
3. この小説では最初の章で主人公が殺される。

使い方ガイド

場面: news, literature, daily expressions

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

The kanji 殺 combines 殳 (shu, a weapon/striking tool) and phonetic elements. Originally depicted striking with a weapon, evolving to the general meaning of killing or destroying.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal