殺す
Japanese
editEtymology
editKanji in this term |
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殺 |
ころ Grade: 5 |
kun'yomi |
Alternative spellings |
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殺す (kyūjitai) 56す (filter-avoidance) |
From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[1] From Proto-Japonic *kərəsu.
Pronunciation
edit- Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「殺す」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary | |||
Stem forms | |||
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Terminal (終止形) Attributive (連体形) |
殺す | ころす | [kòrósú] |
Imperative (命令形) | 殺せ | ころせ | [kòrósé] |
Key constructions | |||
Passive | 殺される | ころされる | [kòrósárérú] |
Causative | 殺させる | ころさせる | [kòrósásérú] |
Potential | 殺せる | ころせる | [kòrósérú] |
Volitional | 殺そう | ころそー | [kòrósóꜜò] |
Negative | 殺さない | ころさない | [kòrósánáí] |
Negative perfective | 殺さなかった | ころさなかった | [kòrósánáꜜkàttà] |
Formal | 殺します | ころします | [kòróshímáꜜsù] |
Perfective | 殺した | ころした | [kòróshítá] |
Conjunctive | 殺して | ころして | [kòróshíté] |
Hypothetical conditional | 殺せば | ころせば | [kòróséꜜbà] |
Verb
edit殺す • (korosu) godan (stem 殺し (koroshi), past 殺した (koroshita))
- to kill, to put to death
- 1984 November 15, Motoka Murakami, “鹿児島の猛者たちの巻 [The He-Men of Kagoshima]”, in 六三四の剣 [Musashi’s Sword], volume 17 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 18:
- よし! さっそくおめたちと稽古さしたい!それがオレからの返礼だ!この夏木六三四殺せるもんなら殺してみろ!
- Yoshi! Sassoku ome-tachi to keiko sa shitai! Sore ga ore kara no henrei da! Kono Natsuki Musashi koroseru mon nara koroshite miro!
- Alright! I’ll practice with all of you at once! Consider that my thank-you for welcomin’ me! If any of you think you can destroy me, Natsuki Musashi, do give it a go!
- Hon nara Natsukī‼ Mazu ibban ni oi to shōbu ja'‼
- Awrite den, Natsuki!! Ah’ll be yer first opponent!!
- (literally, “In that case, Natsuki!! Settle with me first and foremost!!”)
- よし! さっそくおめたちと稽古さしたい!それがオレからの返礼だ!この夏木六三四殺せるもんなら殺してみろ!
- to ruin, to spoil
- 地方色を殺す
- chihōshoku o korosu
- to spoil local colors
- 地方色を殺す
- to suppress, to stifle
- 声を殺す
- koe o korosu
- to suppress one's voice → to speak under one's breath
- 感情を殺す
- kanjō o korosu
- to suppress one's emotions
- 声を殺す
Conjugation
editConjugation of "殺す" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
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Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 殺さ | ころさ | korosa |
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 殺し | ころし | koroshi |
Shūshikei ("terminal") | 殺す | ころす | korosu |
Rentaikei ("attributive") | 殺す | ころす | korosu |
Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 殺せ | ころせ | korose |
Meireikei ("imperative") | 殺せ | ころせ | korose |
Key constructions | |||
Passive | 殺される | ころされる | korosareru |
Causative | 殺させる 殺さす |
ころさせる ころさす |
korosaseru korosasu |
Potential | 殺せる | ころせる | koroseru |
Volitional | 殺そう | ころそう | korosō |
Negative | 殺さない | ころさない | korosanai |
Negative continuative | 殺さず | ころさず | korosazu |
Formal | 殺します | ころします | koroshimasu |
Perfective | 殺した | ころした | koroshita |
Conjunctive | 殺して | ころして | koroshite |
Hypothetical conditional | 殺せば | ころせば | koroseba |
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- ^ “殺す”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
- ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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