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切り殺す (きりころす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

切きり殺ころす

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Meanings

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godan verb (-su), transitive verb

kill by cutting; slay with a blade

Used for killing a person or animal with a sword, knife, or similar edged weapon. Often appears in historical or dramatic contexts.

侍さむらいが敵てきを斬きり殺ころした。
The samurai slew his enemy with a sword.
犯はん人にんはナイフで被ひ害がい者しゃを切きり殺ころした。
The culprit killed the victim with a knife.

Written forms

切きり殺ころすUsage19%
Standard kanji spelling for killing by cutting or slashing.
斬きり殺ころすUsage81%
Emphasizes killing with a blade, especially a sword; 斬 carries a stronger nuance of slashing or beheading.

Kanji

切cut, cutoff, be sharp
殺kill, murder, butcher
斬beheading, kill, murder

Similar words

殺ころす
殺す is the general verb for 'to kill' by any means. 切り殺す specifies killing by cutting or slashing with a blade.
刺さし殺ころす
刺し殺す means 'to stab to death', focusing on piercing rather than cutting.

Etymology

Compound of 切り (continuative form of 切る, 'to cut') + 殺す ('to kill'). The kanji 斬 is often used when the cutting is done with a sword or in a more violent, slashing manner.