Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
ころ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
押し殺す (kyūjitai)
圧し殺す

Etymology edit

From 押す (osu, to press down on) +‎ 殺す (to kill).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

()(ころ) (oshikorosugodan (stem ()(ころ) (oshikoroshi), past ()(ころ)した (oshikoroshita))

  1. to stifle (a voice, emotions, etc.)

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN