Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation 殺人する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 殺さつ 人じん する 殺さつ 人じん しない Polite 殺さつ 人じん します 殺さつ 人じん しません Past polite 殺さつ 人じん しました 殺さつ 人じん しませんでした Past 殺さつ 人じん した 殺さつ 人じん しなかった Te-form 殺さつ 人じん して 殺さつ 人じん しないで Desire 殺さつ 人じん したい 殺さつ 人じん したくない Potential 殺さつ 人じん できる 殺さつ 人じん できない Passive 殺さつ 人じん される 殺さつ 人じん されない Causative 殺さつ 人じん させる 殺さつ 人じん させない Causative passive 殺さつ 人じん させられる 殺さつ 人じん させられない Volitional 殺さつ 人じん しよう Polite volitional 殺さつ 人じん しましょう Imperative 殺さつ 人じん しろ 殺さつ 人じん するな Conditional 殺さつ 人じん すれば 殺さつ 人じん しなければ Tara conditional 殺さつ 人じん したら 殺さつ 人じん しなかったら
Usage patterns 殺さつ 人じん を 犯おか す to commit murder
He was put on trial for the crime of committing murder.
殺さつ 人じん の 疑うたが いで 逮たい 捕ほ される to be arrested on suspicion of murder
The man was arrested on suspicion of murder.
殺さつ 人じん が 発はっ 生せい する for a murder to occur
It's rare for a murder to occur in this town.
Related words· 6 殺害 is a more formal, legal/news term for the act of killing, while 殺人 is the broader everyday term for the crime of murder itself.
他殺 specifically means death caused by another person (as opposed to suicide or accident), whereas 殺人 is the general term covering the crime of murder itself.
暗殺 refers specifically to the assassination of a prominent or political figure, while 殺人 is the general word for murder of anyone.
殺人 is the formal, legal term for the act of murder, while 人殺し is a blunt, everyday word that can also refer to the murderer.
Show 2 more Show fewer 殺人 refers to the act of murder itself, while 殺人事件 refers to the specific case or incident being investigated.
殺人 is the formal, legal term for murder used in news and law, while 殺し is the everyday, colloquial nominalization of 殺す with a rougher tone.
Don't confuse with 殺人 specifically means murder (death only), while 殺傷 is broader, covering incidents that cause either death or injury.
殺人 means murder of another person, while 自殺 means killing oneself, so the two share 殺 but differ in who is killed.
Word family· 40 murder case; homicide case
killing sword; blade; steel
life-taking sword; sword used to kill
murderer
homicidal maniac
Show 5 more Show fewer deadly; horrible; punishing; murderous
murder; the crime of murder
killer; murderer
homicide department
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
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Etymology Compound of 殺 (satsu, 'kill') and 人 (jin, 'person'). The reading is on'yomi. The term has been used in Japanese legal and common contexts for centuries.
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