必ひっ殺さつ

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Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Describes a technique, blow, or move that is intended to be fatal or decisive. Often used in fighting, martial arts, and sports, as well as metaphorically for a surefire method.

彼かれは必ひっ殺さつの一いち撃げきを放はなった。
He unleashed a deadly blow.
この技わざは彼かれの必ひっ殺さつパンチだ。
This technique is his knockout punch.

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Usage patterns

必ひっ殺さつの〈物もの〉a deadly/killer ~ (blow, punch, shot, etc.)
彼かれは必ひっ殺さつの一いち撃げきで相あい手てを倒たおした。
He knocked out his opponent with a single deadly blow.
〈相あい手て〉に必ひっ殺さつの一いち撃げきを食くらわすto deliver a killer blow to an opponent
選せん手しゅはライバルに必ひっ殺さつの一いち撃げきを食くらわせて試し合あいを決きめた。
The athlete sealed the match by landing a killer blow on his rival.

Kanji

必invariably, certain, inevitable
殺kill, murder, butcher

Don't confuse with

必ひっ死しN3
必殺 describes a technique or blow meant to be lethal or decisive, while 必死 describes frantic, all-out effort, and the two are easy to mix up because they share the kanji 必.
必ひっ勝しょう
必殺 focuses on a deadly technique or move, whereas 必勝 focuses on certain victory as an outcome, so despite sharing 必 they describe different things.

Word family

必ひっ殺さつ技わざ
killer technique; surefire assassination method · special move; finishing move

Written forms

必ひっ殺さつUsage90%
Standard kanji spelling; widely used in fiction and sports contexts.
ヒッサツUsage10%

Etymology

Compound of 必 (certainly) and 殺 (kill). The word originally referred to a technique that guarantees a kill, and later extended to any decisive or surefire move.