殺 Kanji – kill
The Japanese kanji 殺 can mean kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil.
Meaning and Readings
How is 殺 read?
殺 has the onyomi readings サツ, サイ, セツ and the kunyomi readings ころす, -ごろし, そぐ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as satsu, sai, setsu, korosu, goroshi, sogu.
Common Japanese Words Using 殺
These common Japanese words contain 殺. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 暗殺（あんさつ） — assassination
- 虐殺（ぎゃくさつ） — slaughter, massacre
- 絞殺（こうさつ） — strangling (to death), strangulation
- 殺し（ころし） — murder, killing, murderer
- 殺す（ころす） — to kill, to slay, to murder, to slaughter
- 殺意（さつい） — intent to kill, intent to murder, urge to kill, murderous impulse
- 殺害（さつがい） — killing, murder
- 殺気（さっき） — thirst for blood, bloodlust, determination to kill
- 殺菌（さっきん） — sterilization, sterilisation, disinfection, pasteurization
- 殺傷（さっしょう） — killing and wounding, bloodshed