殺す

ころす

to kill

N3 #3,435

Meanings

godan verb, transitive 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)
baseball to put out (a runner)
to pawn; to put in hock

Its kanji

殺サツ、サイ、セツ · ころ.す、-ごろ.し、そ.ぐ、あや.める kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil

In sentences

殺ころしてやる。 I'll kill it. #11324076

彼かれは殺ころされた。 He was killed. #6206842

誰だれか殺ころされたの？ Was anybody killed? #8689173

彼女かのじょが殺ころしたのよ。 She killed him. #11029621

夫おっとは殺ころされました。 My husband was killed. #12576983

ビルは銃じゅうで殺ころされた。 Bill was killed with a gun. #197308

どうして殺ころされたの？ Why was she killed? #10832919

とうとう彼かれは殺ころされた。 He was put to death finally. #201217