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殺 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「殳」

道
6Elementary year 5 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「殳」
On
サツ・サイさつ・さい · satsu · sai
Kun
ころ(す)koro(su)
Meaning
to kill; to reduce

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A beast being struck down plus 殳 "weapon"; ending a life by arms — hence "to kill."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onサツさつsatsu殺人さつじん殺到さっとう黙殺もくさつ
Onサイさいsai相殺そうさい
Onセツせつsetsu殺生せっしょう
Kunころすkorosu殺すころす殺しころし見殺しみごろし

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 殺虫剤さっちゅうざい

    insecticide

  • 自殺じさつ

    suicide

More words with this kanji

  • 絞殺こうさつ
  • 殺菌さっきん
  • 忙殺ぼうさつ
  • 屠殺とさつ
  • 殺戮さつりく
  • 扼殺やくさつ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

畑(はたけ)に殺虫(さっちゅう)のくすりをまいた。

They spread insecticide on the field.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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