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殺

Kanji 殺: meaning "kill", readings, stroke order

The kanji 殺 means "kill". On'yomi: サツ、サイ、セツ; kun'yomi: ころす. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
kill
On'yomi
サツサイ· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.セツ· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.
Kun'yomi
ころす
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
殺 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.
Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.

Words with 殺

  • 自殺 じさつ — suicide
  • 殺す ころす — to kill
  • 殺人 さつじん — murder
  • 暗殺 あんさつ — assassination

Stroke order · 10 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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