Meaning

Primary

Murder

Alternative

Murderer

Word Type

noun

Explanation

When you kill a person that's murder.

Reading

ひとごろし
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The readings are the kun'yomi vocab readings. So, if you know 's reading as a vocab word and 殺す's reading, you should be able to read this word. Just note that ころし goes to ごろし due to rendaku.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 人殺しの顔

    the face of a murderer

    人殺しの目

    the eyes of a murderer

    人殺しの道具

    tools of a murderer

Context Sentences

人殺しをしたら、刑務所に行かなければなりません。

If you commit murder, you must go to prison.

昨日、この近所で人殺しがあったそうです。

I heard there was a murder in this neighborhood yesterday.

計算ずくの人生なんてつまらないと思って好き勝手していたら、いつの間にか人殺しになってたんだ。

I thought it wouldn't be fun to lead a calculating life, so I'd just do whatever I please, but I ended up becoming a murderer before I knew it.

Kanji Composition