This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: サツ、サイ、セツ、ころ.す、-ごろ.し、そ.ぐ
Romaji: satsu, sai, setsu, koro.su, -goro.shi, so.gu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  79
Frequency:  581
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-6-4
Korean Reading:  soe
Chinese Reading:  shai4
Unicode:  6bba
JIS:  3B26

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1324
Nelson Index: 2454
New Nelson Index: 2994
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a6.35
Four Corner Index: 4794.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 488
Gakken Index: 546
Japanese Names Index: 1138
Daikanwanjiten Index: 16629
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0775
Remembering the kanji Index: 1493
Kanji Way Index: 470
Kanji Flashcards Index: 657
Kodansha Compact Index: 1140
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 515
Kanji in Context Index: 610
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 889
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1208
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1507
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1607
Essential Kanji Index: 419
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1677
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2968
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 614
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 545

Words

殺人 (さつじん)
murder
殺害 (さつがい、せつがい、せちがい)
killing; murder
暗殺 (あんさつ)
assassination
殺し (ころし)
murder; killing; murderer
射殺 (しゃさつ)
shooting to death
殺す (ころす)
to kill
必殺 (ひっさつ)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
自殺 (じさつ)
suicide
虐殺 (ぎゃくさつ)
atrocity; massive killing
殺る (やる)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
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