Meaning of 暗殺 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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暗殺JLPT 1
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Kana Readingあんさつ
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Romajiansatsu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- assassination
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Example Sentences
暗殺, あんさつ used in context
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They attempted to assassinate the president.
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He was ignorant of the plot to assassinate him.
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Investigators uncovered an assassination plot.
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Assassination has never changed the history of the world.
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そのヤクザ達は対立するヤクザの親分を暗殺する計画の仲間に彼を入れた。
The gangsters let him in on their plan to knock off a rival gang leader.
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ジョンケネディが暗殺された時リンデルジョンソンが大統領（の任期）を引き継いだ。
Lyndon Johnson took over presidency when John Kennedy was assassinated.
Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
On: アン
Kun: くら.い, くら.む, くれ.る
13 strokes
kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
On: サツ, サイ, セツ
Kun: ころ.す, -ごろ.し, そ.ぐ
10 strokes
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