Vocab Info

N3 う-verb (す), Transitive verb

(ころ)to kill

    Dictionary Definition

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    1. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      1.

      to kill, to slay, to murder, to slaughter

    2. う-verb (す), 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. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      3.

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

    4. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      4.

      to put out (a runner)

      Baseball
    5. う-verb (す), 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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