殺あやめる

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殺める · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	殺あやめる	殺あやめない
Polite	殺あやめます	殺あやめません
Past polite	殺あやめました	殺あやめませんでした
Past	殺あやめた	殺あやめなかった
Te-form	殺あやめて	殺あやめないで
Desire	殺あやめたい	殺あやめたくない
Potential	殺あやめられるalso 殺あやめれる	殺あやめられないalso 殺あやめれない
Passive	殺あやめられる	殺あやめられない
Causative	殺あやめさせる	殺あやめさせない
Causative passive	殺あやめさせられる	殺あやめさせられない
Volitional	殺あやめよう
Polite volitional	殺あやめましょう
Imperative	殺あやめろ	殺あやめるな
Conditional	殺あやめれば	殺あやめなければ
Tara conditional	殺あやめたら	殺あやめなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

wound; injure; kill; murder

Covers both injuring and killing; context determines severity. Often used in literary or dramatic contexts, and can imply a violent or tragic act.

彼かれは刃は物もので人ひとを殺あやめた罪つみで捕つかまった。
He was arrested for wounding/killing someone with a blade.
戦せん場じょうで多おおくの命いのちが殺あやめられた。
Many lives were taken on the battlefield.

Kanji

殺kill, murder, butcher
危dangerous, fear, uneasy

Related words

殺やる
殺める is a literary, somewhat formal verb for killing (often used in news or fiction), whereas 殺る is coarse slang typical of gangster talk.
殺ころすN3
殺める is a literary or formal verb meaning to slay/kill, used mainly in writing, while 殺す is the common spoken and written word.

Written forms

殺あやめるUsage72%
Standard kanji spelling for 'to wound/kill'; the most common written form.
あやめるUsage28%
Kana spelling; used when the kanji is avoided or for clarity.
危あやめる
Rare alternative kanji; the character 危 suggests danger or harm, but this spelling is seldom used.

Etymology

Derived from classical Japanese verb あやむ (to harm, to kill), with the modern ichidan ending ～める. The exact origin of あや is uncertain, but it may be related to 危 (danger) or 怪 (suspicious).