JLPT N3 · Verb

殺す (korosu)

殺す (ころす, korosu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to kill; to slay”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ころす
Romaji: korosu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter · godan verb, transitive
to suppress; to block; to hamper; to destroy (e.g. talent); to eliminate (e.g. an odour) · godan verb, transitive
to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back; to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.); to hold (one's breath) · godan verb, transitive
to put out (a runner) · godan verb, transitive
to pawn; to put in hock · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

おまえはオレを殺そうとしている。

You are trying to kill me.

Tatoeba #227533

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 殺す

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	殺す	ころす korosu
Polite (~masu)	殺します	ころします koroshimasu
Negative	殺さない	ころさない korosanai
Polite negative	殺しません	ころしません koroshimasen
Past	殺した	ころした koroshita
Polite past	殺しました	ころしました koroshimashita
Negative past	殺さなかった	ころさなかった korosanakatta
Te-form	殺して	ころして koroshite
Potential	殺せる	ころせる koroseru
Passive	殺される	ころされる korosareru
Causative	殺させる	ころさせる korosaseru
Volitional	殺そう	ころそう korosou
Imperative	殺せ	ころせ korose
Conditional (~ba)	殺せば	ころせば koroseba

Kanji in 殺す

殺

kill, murder, butcherサツ・サイ・ころ.す・-ごろ.し · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 殺す.

自殺じさつsuicide殺人さつじんmurder暗殺あんさつassassination

Source: JMdict entry 1299030 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.