殺し屋

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Japanese

 殺し屋 on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
殺 屋
ころ
Grade: 5 		や
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
殺し屋 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

殺し (koroshi, “killing”, from 殺す (korosu, “to kill”)) +‎ 屋 (-ya, “commodity or service provider”)

Pronunciation

Noun

殺(ころ)し屋(や) • (koroshiya) 

  1. hitman; contract killer
    • 2010 December 8, Hideaki Sorachi, “第(だい)三(さん)百(びゃく)二(に)十(じゅう)訓(くん)　滅(めっ)殺(さつ)ＶＳ(バーサス)必(ひっ)殺(さつ) [Lesson 320: Extermination vs. Assassination]”, in 銀(ぎん)魂(たま) [Silver Soul], volume 37 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
      Ｔ(ティー)シャツ専(せん)門(もん)の殺(ころ)し屋(や)て何(なん)だァァァァ‼最(も)早(はや)殺(ころ)し屋(や)でもなんでもねーよ‼ただのＴ(ティー)シャツ着(き)たオッさんだよ‼
      Tī-shatsu senmon no koroshiya te nan daaaaa‼ Mohaya koroshiya de mo nan de mo nē yo‼ Tada no tī-shatsu kita ossan da yo‼
      What the hell is a hitman specializing in T-shirts!? He’s not even an actual hit man!! He’s just some dude wearing a goddamn T-shirt!!
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