Meaning of 殺人 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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殺人JLPT 1
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Kana Readingさつじん
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Romajisatsujin
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- murder
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Example Sentences
殺人, さつじん used in context
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His criminal record is apparently for murder, but he won't start to talk about the details.
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Ambition drove him to murder.
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麻薬のためのお金やマフィアの資金は殺人の報酬であることが多い。
Drug money and Mafia money are often blood money.
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The court acquitted him of the charge of murder.
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彼は夕方のニュースで、その殺人の裁判を最初に流すことに決めた。
He decided to put the murder trial first in the evening news.
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He was angered by the murder of their comrades.
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Kanji found in this word
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
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