人殺し

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひと
Grade: 1
ころ > ごろ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
人殺し (kyūjitai)

Etymology

(ひと) (hito, person) + (ころ) (koroshi, killing, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (ころ) (korosu, to kill).).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ひと)(ごろ) (hitogoroshi

  1. murder
  2. murderer

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN