殺す · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 殺す | 殺さない |
| Polite | 殺します | 殺しません |
| Past polite | 殺しました | 殺しませんでした |
| Past | 殺した | 殺さなかった |
| Te-form | 殺して | 殺さないで |
| Desire | 殺したい | 殺したくない |
| Potential | 殺せる | 殺せない |
| Passive | 殺される | 殺されない |
| Causative | 殺させる | 殺させない |
| Causative passive | 殺させられる | 殺させられない |
| Volitional | 殺そう | |
| Polite volitional | 殺しましょう | |
| Imperative | 殺せ | 殺すな |
| Conditional | 殺せば | 殺さなければ |
| Tara conditional | 殺したら | 殺さなかったら |
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Direct, physical killing of a person or animal. Stronger and more deliberate than 死なせる.
He was arrested for killing his wife.
I killed a mosquito.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
suppress; destroy; spoil; kill (figurative)
Figurative use: ruin, suppress, or eliminate something non-living, such as talent, flavor, odor, speed, or time. Often used in set phrases.
That one remark destroyed his talent.
Use garlic to kill the fishy smell.
Slow down (kill your speed) and take the curve.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
suppress (voice/feelings); hold back; stifle
Deliberately holding back an expression, emotion, or bodily reaction. Common with 声, 感情, あくび, 笑い, 息.
She cried, stifling her voice.
I attended the meeting while stifling my yawns.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Baseball term: to tag or force out a runner.
He put out the runner at second base.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
pawn; hock
Slang: to pawn an item. Often used in the form 質に入れる is more common, but 殺す appears in casual contexts.
I pawned my watch to get some money.
He ended up wasting his own talent.
She desperately stifled her laughter.
They put out the runner at second base.
I killed time on my phone while waiting for the train.
I had a hard time suppressing a yawn during the meeting.
Overly strong spices can kill the flavor of a dish.
殺す is the direct, plain word for killing, while 害する is a formal or euphemistic alternative used in legal or literary contexts.
殺す is the plain, standard word for 'kill', while ばらす is slangy underworld speech for the same act.
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.
殺す is the plain, direct word for 'kill', while 片付ける in this sense is a slangy euphemism for eliminating someone.
kill violently; beat to death; murder
half killed; beaten half to death
half-dead; half-killed · leaving in limbo; dragging out tortuously; state of uncertainty
shoot dead; shoot to death
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 by running over; run over and kill
strangle to death
stab to death
kill each other; fight to the death
murder of one's master · murderer of one's master
infanticide; filicide
shoot dead (with an arrow)
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