殺す

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Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
殺
ころ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
殺す (kyūjitai)
56す (filter-avoidance)

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[1] From Proto-Japonic *kərəsu.

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「殺す」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		殺す ころす
Imperative (命令形) 殺せ ころせ
Key constructions
Passive 殺される ころされる
Causative 殺させる ころさせる
Potential 殺せる ころせる
Volitional 殺そう ころそー
Negative 殺さない ころさない
Negative perfective 殺さなかった ころさなかった
Formal 殺します ころします
Perfective 殺した ころした
Conjunctive 殺して ころして
Hypothetical conditional 殺せば ころせば

Verb

殺(ころ)す • (korosu) godan (stem 殺(ころ)し (koroshi), past 殺(ころ)した (koroshita))

  1. to kill, to put to death
    • 1984 November 15, Motoka Murakami, “鹿(カ)児(ゴ)島(シマ)の猛(も)者(さ)たちの巻(まき) [The He-Men of Kagoshima]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) [Musashi’s Sword], volume 17 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 18:
      よし！　さっそくおめたちと稽(けい)古(こ)さしたい！それがオレからの返(へん)礼(れい)だ！この夏(なつ)木(き)六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)殺(ころ)せるもんなら殺(ころ)してみろ！
      Yoshi! Sassoku ome-tachi to keiko sa shitai! Sore ga ore kara no henrei da! Kono Natsuki Musashi koroseru mon nara koroshite miro!
      Alright! I’ll practice with all of you at once! Consider that my thank-you for welcomin’ me! If any of you think you can destroy me, Natsuki Musashi, do give it a go!
      ほんなら夏(なつ)木(き)ー‼まず一(イッ)番(バン)にオイと勝(しょう)負(ぶ)じゃっ‼
      Hon nara Natsukī‼ Mazu ibban ni oi to shōbu ja'‼
      Awrite den, Natsuki!! Ah’ll be yer first opponent!!
      (literally, “In that case, Natsuki!! Settle with me first and foremost!!”)
  2. to ruin, to spoil
    地方色(ちほうしょく)を殺(ころ)す
    chihōshoku o korosu
    to spoil local colors
  3. to suppress, to stifle
    声(こえ)を殺(ころ)す
    koe o korosu
    to suppress one's voice → to speak under one's breath
    感情(かんじょう)を殺(ころ)す
    kanjō o korosu
    to suppress one's emotions

Conjugation

Conjugation of "殺す" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 殺さ ころさ korosa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 殺し ころし koroshi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 殺す ころす korosu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 殺す ころす korosu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 殺せ ころせ korose
Meireikei ("imperative") 殺せ ころせ korose
Key constructions
Passive 殺される ころされる korosareru
Causative 殺させる
殺さす 		ころさせる
ころさす 		korosaseru
korosasu
Potential 殺せる ころせる koroseru
Volitional 殺そう ころそう korosō
Negative 殺さない ころさない korosanai
Negative continuative 殺さず ころさず korosazu
Formal 殺します ころします koroshimasu
Perfective 殺した ころした koroshita
Conjunctive 殺して ころして koroshite
Hypothetical conditional 殺せば ころせば koroseba

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ “殺す”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
  3. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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