人殺し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
人	殺
ひと Grade: 1	ころ > ごろ Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
(kyūjitai) ひと殺し

Etymology

人(ひと) (hito, “person”) + 殺(ころ)し (koroshi, “killing”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 殺(ころ)す (korosu, “to kill”).).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひとごろし [hìtógóróshí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
(Tokyo) ひとごろし [hìtógóróshíꜜ] (Odaka – [5])^[1]
IPA^(key): [çito̞ɡo̞ɾo̞ɕi]

Noun

人(ひと)殺(ごろ)し • (hitogoroshi)

murder
a murderer
Synonym: 殺人者 (satsujinsha)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN