Refers to the act of killing or to a person who kills. As 'murderer', it is often used in compounds or set phrases like 人殺し.
He was arrested on suspicion of murder.
A murder occurred in town.
The mob boss ordered a hit.
There were traces of blood left at the murder scene.
The police closely examined the method used in the killing.
It's said that he committed a killing for money.
殺し is the native Japanese word for a killing or murder and carries serious, real-world connotations, while キル is the casual loanword used for kills in games, movies, or sports.
Used to count murders/killings as incidents or cases, e.g. 殺し一件 (one murder case).
murder; murderer
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
letting die without helping; standing by while someone dies
half killed; beaten half to death
half-dead; half-killed · leaving in limbo; dragging out tortuously; state of uncertainty
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life · keeping an employee on the payroll without utilizing their skills
torturing to death; tormenting to death
ladykiller; ladies' man · murder of a woman; femicide; murderer of a woman
kill each other; fight to the death
Standard kanji spelling; the nominalized form of 殺す.
Nominalized form of the verb 殺す (ころす, 'to kill').
murder of one's master · murderer of one's master
infanticide; filicide
killing one's younger brother; fratricide
pounding board edges to join them
murder scene; killing scene
hitman; professional killer; contract killer
patricide
Oriental photinia; Photinia villosa
dog killer; dogcatcher