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絞め殺す (しめころす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

絞しめ殺ころす

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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godan verb (-su), transitive verb

strangle to death

Used for killing by strangulation, typically with hands, rope, or similar means.

犯はん人にんは被ひ害がい者しゃを絞しめ殺ころした。
The culprit strangled the victim to death.
彼かれは首くびを絞しめ殺ころされた。
He was strangled to death.

Written forms

絞しめ殺ころすUsage75%
Standard kanji spelling; 絞める means 'to strangle'.
締しめ殺ころすUsage17%
Variant using 締める, which can also mean 'to tighten' or 'to strangle'.
しめ殺ころすUsage5%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling.
しめころすUsage4%
絞しめ殺ころす
Abbreviated kanji form; less common.

Kanji

絞strangle, constrict, wring
殺kill, murder, butcher
締tighten, tie, shut

Similar words

絞しめる
絞める means 'to strangle' or 'to choke', but does not necessarily imply death. 絞め殺す explicitly means 'to strangle to death'.
殺ころす
殺す is the general verb for 'to kill'. 絞め殺す specifies the method of killing as strangulation.

Etymology

Compound of 絞める (shimeru, 'to strangle') and 殺す (korosu, 'to kill').