Lingaku殺す【ころす】
Frequency rank: 288.
- to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter
- 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)
- to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back; to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.); to hold (one's breath)
- to put out (a runner)baseball
- to pawn; to put in hock
Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb
Forms
- 殺す【ころす】Frequency rank: 288.
- ころすFrequency rank: 26,295. – 26,481.
Generated word frames (experimental)
[Person] suppresses [Emotion]
[Person] destroys [Talent]
[Person] blocks [Action]
[Number of People] kill [Organism]
[Person] ruins [Flavor]
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter
- 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)
- to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back; to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.); to hold (one's breath)
- to put out (a runner)
- to pawn; to put in hock
This meaning is used when referring to causing the death of someone or something. It typically implies an act of violence.
This meaning refers to inhibiting or negatively impacting something, such as talent or flavors.
It kills his motivation.
This meaning describes the act of restraining oneself from expressing emotions or physical reactions.
This usage is usually specific to sports or competitions, referring to eliminating a participant from the race or competition.
This meaning is related to the act of placing an item in pawn as collateral for a loan.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ころす殺すをするto kill (as an act)ひと人をころす殺すto kill a personき気をころす殺すto suppress one's feelingsこえをころす声を殺すto stifle a voiceさいのう才能をころす殺すto destroy talentじかん時間をころす殺すto kill timeきょうみ興味をころす殺すto kill interestわらい笑いをころす殺すto stifle laughterかんじょうをころす感情を殺すto suppress emotionsきがいをくわえる危害を加えることなくころす殺すto kill without causing harmいのち命をころす殺すto take a lifeいよく意欲をころす殺すto dampen one's motivationてき敵をころす殺すto slay the enemyなま生をころす殺すto extinguish lifeゆめ夢をころす殺すto kill a dream
Generated related terms (experimental)
ころす殺す【ころす】
To kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter. This word is used to describe the act of ending someone's life, often with violent intent.
いきる生きる【いきる】
To live; to be alive. This stands in contrast to "殺す," focusing on the preservation of life rather than its destruction.
おさえる抑える【おさえる】
To suppress; to hold back. This word relates to controlling or limiting something, similar to one of the meanings of "殺す."
けす消す【けす】
To erase; to extinguish; to turn off. This word can mean to kill in the sense of removing or eliminating something without necessarily implying violence.
ふうじる封じる【ふうじる】
To seal; to shut; to suppress. This word relates to stopping or restricting, similar to "殺す" in the context of blocking a feeling or action.
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
- あいて相手のいのち命をなくす．.せいめい生命かつどう活動をきょうせいてき強制的にていし停止させる．.とくに特に、ちし致死のけっか結果をいと意図しておこなう行うばあい場合をゆう言う．.
- みすみすしなせる死なせる．.
- そのもののもつ持つはたらき働きをはっき発揮させないようにする．.だめにする．.
- いきおい勢いをよわめる弱める．.
- かんじょう感情やどうさ動作をひょう表にでない出ないようおしとどめる．.
- くつう苦痛のさけび叫びは、いよいよよ世のちょうしょう嘲笑のこえをだいにする声を大にするだけであろうから、おとこ男は、あらゆるひょうじょう表情とことば言葉をころして殺して、そうして、ただ、いもむしいも虫のように、もそもそしていた．.きごう（だざい太宰おさむ治
- あうとアウトにする．.
- め目がふたつ二ついじょう以上できないようにする．.
- のうさつ悩殺する．.たらしこむ．.
- こんぴゅうたあコンピューターじょう上でじっこうちゅう実行中のぷろせすプロセスをきょうせいしゅうりょう強制終了させる．.
- きごう（ほじょどうし補助動詞きごう）さつがい殺害する．.
- きごう（ほじょどうし補助動詞きごう）でないようにする．.
- きごう（ほじょどうし補助動詞きごう）つかいつくす使い尽くす．.つぶす．.
- きごう（ほじょどうし補助動詞きごう）のうりょく能力をはっき発揮させるば場におかない置かない．.なん何もさせない．.
- きごう（ほじょどうし補助動詞きごう）あいて相手をこんわく困惑させる．.
Example sentences
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I'll kill you! Knock your block off and grind you underfoot! You shithead! Die!
Every day they killed a llama to make the Sun God happy.
She went on trial charged with murdering her husband.
They determined to avenge their father's death on their uncle.
He planned to murder his boss, but did not carry it out.