殺害 (さつがい, satsugai) Japanese meaning: killing | KotomoraCommon word›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000殺害する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 殺害する | 殺害しない |
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| Polite | 殺害します | 殺害しません |
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| Past polite | 殺害しました | 殺害しませんでした |
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| Past | 殺害した | 殺害しなかった |
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| Te-form | 殺害して | 殺害しないで |
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| Desire | 殺害したい | 殺害したくない |
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| Potential | 殺害できる | 殺害できない |
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| Passive | 殺害される | 殺害されない |
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| Causative | 殺害させる | 殺害させない |
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| Causative passive | 殺害させられる | 殺害させられない |
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| Volitional | 殺害しよう | |
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| Polite volitional | 殺害しましょう | |
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| Imperative | 殺害しろ | 殺害するな |
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| Conditional | 殺害すれば | 殺害しなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 殺害したら | 殺害しなかったら |
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が
被
害
者
を
殺
害
し
た
と
発
表
し
た
。
The police announced that the suspect killed the victim.
The investigation into the murder case is ongoing.
Usage patterns
〈人〉を殺害するto kill/murder someone
The suspect was arrested on suspicion of murdering his neighbor.
〈人〉に殺害されるto be killed by someone
The victim was killed by an unknown person at home.
殺害の疑いで逮捕されるto be arrested on suspicion of murder
The man was arrested on suspicion of killing his wife.
殺害 is a formal written term meaning 'to kill/slay' often used in news reports, whereas 殺し is a blunt, spoken-style noun for a killing.
殺害 is a formal, often legal or journalistic word for killing someone, while 人殺し is the raw, emotionally charged everyday term.
害
death threat; murder threat
Obsolete reading; not used in modern Japanese.
