Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ひと
Grade: 1
ころ > ごろ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
人殺し (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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(ひと) (hito, person) + (ころ) (koroshi, killing, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (ころ) (korosu, to kill).).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ひと)(ごろ) (hitogoroshi

  1. murder
  2. murderer

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN