殺す

Japanese
Kanji in this term
殺
ころ
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Verb

殺す (godan conjugation, hiragana ころす, rōmaji korosu)

  1. to kill
    • 1984 November 15, Murakami, Motoka, “鹿カ児ゴ島ン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 suppress, stifle
    声 (こえ)を殺 (ころ)す
    koe o korosu
    to say under one's breath

Conjugation
Conjugation of "殺す" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 殺さ ころさ korosa
Continuative (連用形) 殺し ころし koroshi
Terminal (終止形) 殺す ころす korosu
Attributive (連体形) 殺す ころす korosu
Hypothetical (仮定形) 殺せ ころせ korose
Imperative (命令形) 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

References
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  2. Hirayama, Tetsuo (1960) 全国アクセント辞典 (Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: 東京堂,.
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