A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 10 strokes

Kill ; Murder ; Butcher ; Slice Off ; Split ; Diminish ; Reduce ; Spoil

Readings on: サツ・サイ・セツ
Kun readings: ころ.す・-ごろ.し・そ.ぐ・あや.める

殺すころす — Kill

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 自殺じさつ — suicide Word card → Source
• 暗殺あんさつ — assassination Source
• 殺気さっき — thirst for blood Source
• 毒殺どくさつ — poisoning Source
• 射殺しゃさつ — shoot to kill Source
• 殺到さっとう — flocking; running Source