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仕留める (shitomeru) Japanese meaning: bring down | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 仕留める · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 仕し 留と める 仕し 留と めない Polite 仕し 留と めます 仕し 留と めません Past polite 仕し 留と めました 仕し 留と めませんでした Past 仕し 留と めた 仕し 留と めなかった Te-form 仕し 留と めて 仕し 留と めないで Desire 仕し 留と めたい 仕し 留と めたくない Potential 仕し 留と められる also 仕し 留と めれる 仕し 留と められない also 仕し 留と めれない Passive 仕し 留と められる 仕し 留と められない Causative 仕し 留と めさせる 仕し 留と めさせない Causative passive 仕し 留と めさせられる 仕し 留と めさせられない Volitional 仕し 留と めよう Polite volitional 仕し 留と めましょう Imperative 仕し 留と めろ 仕し 留と めるな Conditional 仕し 留と めれば 仕し 留と めなければ Tara conditional 仕し 留と めたら 仕し 留と めなかったら
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発ぱつ
で
鹿しか
を
仕し
留と
め
た
。
The hunter brought down the deer with one shot.
To kill an enemy soldier without fail.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 仕し 留と める to bring down / finish off (prey, an enemy, etc.)
The hunter brought down the deer with a single shot.
一いっ 発ぱつ で 仕し 留と める to finish off with a single shot/strike
The sniper took down the target with a single shot.
獲え 物もの を 仕し 留と める to bring down one's quarry/prey
The dog quickly caught and killed its prey.
Related words 倒す is a general verb for knocking down or defeating an opponent, while 仕留める specifically implies delivering a final, fatal blow.
殺す is the plain, general word for 'kill', whereas 仕留める carries a nuance of skill and finality, often with a weapon or projectile.
討つ is used for striking down an enemy or game in a more classical or martial register, while 仕留める emphasizes the decisive, clean finish of the kill.
仕留める means to finish off or kill game (or an enemy) by any method, while 射止める specifically emphasizes shooting the target down with a projectile.
Written forms 仕し 留と める Usage 76%
Standard kanji spelling; used in news and everyday writing.
しとめる Usage 24%
為し 留と める
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
Etymology Compound of 仕 (し, continuative form of する 'to do') + 留める (とめる, 'to stop, fix'). Literally 'to do-stop', i.e., to bring something to a final stop. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of finishing off prey or an opponent.
