人ひと殺ごろし

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

murder; murderer

Refers to the act of killing a person or the person who commits murder. Often carries a strong, direct tone.

彼かれは人ひと殺ごろしの罪つみで逮たい捕ほされた。
He was arrested for murder.
あの男おとこは人ひと殺ごろしだ。
That man is a murderer.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が人ひと殺ごろしをするfor someone to commit murder
彼かれはついに人ひと殺ごろしをしてしまった。
He finally committed murder.
人ひと殺ごろし！shouted as an accusation, "Murderer!"
彼かの女じょは男おとこを指ゆび差さして「人ひと殺ごろし！」と叫さけんだ。
She pointed at the man and screamed, "Murderer!"
人ひと殺ごろしの罪つみで〈動どう詞し〉to be (arrested, charged, etc.) on a murder charge
彼かれは人ひと殺ごろしの罪つみで逮たい捕ほされた。
He was arrested on a murder charge.

Kanji

人person
殺kill, murder, butcher

Related words

殺さつ人じんN1
殺人 is the formal, legal term for the act of murder, while 人殺し is a blunt, everyday word that can also refer to the murderer.
殺さつ人じん者しゃ
殺人者 is the formal term for the person who commits murder, whereas 人殺し is the same idea expressed in blunt, everyday language, often used as an insult.
殺さつ害がい
殺害 is a formal, often legal or journalistic word for killing someone, while 人殺し is the raw, emotionally charged everyday term.

Counted with

人にん
Use 人 when 人殺し (hitogoroshi) refers to a person who kills—i.e., a murderer—since it's then counted as a person rather than as an event.

Built from

人ひと+殺ころす

Etymology

Compound of 人 (ひと, 'person') and 殺し (ごろし, the nominalized form of 殺す, 'to kill').