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

    to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword

Also written 斬り殺す【きりころす】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

cut, cutoff, be sharp

Kun
き.る-き.るき.り-き.り-ぎ.りき.れる-き.れるき.れ-き.れ-ぎ.れ
On
セツサイ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
324 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

きつきりぎり

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-2-2SKIP code
2f2.2The Kanji Dictionary
4772.0Four corner code
1445deroo
5207Unicode hex code
1-32-58JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
667Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
453New Nelson (John Haig)
27New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
30Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
15Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
15Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
85Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
89Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
204A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
51Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
36Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1858Morohashi
156A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
39Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
39Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
99sakade
126Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
173henshall3
97Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
208crowley
250Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.3busy_people
179Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
86Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qie1, qie4Pinyin reading
jeol, cheKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil

Kun
ころ.す-ごろ.しそ.ぐあや.める
On
サツサイセツ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
581 of 2500
Radical
weapon
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-6-4SKIP code
4a6.35The Kanji Dictionary
4794.7Four corner code
2968deroo
6bbaUnicode hex code
1-27-06JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2454Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2994New Nelson (John Haig)
1324New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1677Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
889Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1208Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1493Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1607Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
546A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1138Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
419Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16629Morohashi
488A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
576Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
585Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
614sakade
657Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
515henshall3
545Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
470crowley
610Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1140Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1507Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
sha1, shai4Pinyin reading
sal, soeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level