Vocab Info

N3 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

(ころ)to kill

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to kill, to slay, to murder, to slaughter

    2. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to suppress, to block, to hamper, to destroy (e.g. talent), to eliminate (e.g. an odour), to spoil (e.g. a flavour), to kill (e.g. one's speed)

    3. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.), to hold back, to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.), to hold (one's breath)

    4. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      4.

      to put out (a runner)

      Baseball
    5. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      5.

      to pawn, to put in hock

    All Forms

    殺す 【ころす】

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    Examples

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      (かれ)(ひと)(ころ)した容疑(ようぎ)逮捕(たいほ)されました。

      He was arrested for the murder of a man.

      • N3

      (はは)(おどろ)かすために(いき)(ころ)して台所(だいどころ)(ひそ)む。

      To hide in the kitchen while killing one's breath to surprise their mother. (Holding)

      • N3

      ()いコーチをつけないと折角(せっかく)才能(さいのう)(ころ)(こと)になりますよ!

      He'll kill his talent if he doesn't get a good coach!

      • N3

      彼女(かのじょ)はその(おとこ)(ころ)ような眼差(まなざ)しで(なん)(にん)もの男性(だんせい)(だま)してきたそうだ。

      She has reportedly deceived numerous men with a gaze that could kill, luring them in.

      • N3

      厳格(げんかく)(こと)有名(ゆうめい)先生(せんせい)授業(じゅぎょう)友達(ともだち)がふざけたので、バレないよう(こえ)(ころ)して(わら)った。

      My friend joked around in a class taught by a teacher who was famous for his strictness, so I killed my laugh to avoid being caught. (Stifled)

      • N2
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