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ころす
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
1. to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter
2. 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)
3. to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back; to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.); to hold (one's breath)
4. to put out (a runner)
5. to pawn; to put in hock
Alt. forms
殺ころす
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ころす
Pitch accent
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Conjugations...Used in: 395
Used in vocabulary (29 in total)
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to beat to death; to kill
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Examples (76 in total)
Thou shalt not kill.
She killed him.
Why was she killed?
Who did you kill?
Both of them were killed.
Please don't kill me.
Are they going to kill me?
He was killed with a sword.
I killed God.
Kill me! Kill me! Kill all of me!
Are you trying to kill me?
I didn't kill anyone.
He was murdered on the spot.
Once I find them, I'll kill them!
Curiosity killed the cat.
If you hadn't been so brave, you'd probably have been killed.
Did you kill Tom?
Aaron killed Elizabeth.
The elephant was killed by the hunter.
Betty killed her.
Smoking kills.
The lamb was killed by the wolf.
Abbott killed Mary.
Betty killed him.
Alister killed Barbara.
You tried to kill me.
The story goes that he was murdered.
The story goes that she was murdered.
She's going to kill me.
Someone tried to kill me.
You are trying to kill me.
I saw him get killed right in front of me.
A lot of soldiers were killed here.
He killed her dog.
Guns don't kill people. People kill people.
She killed him with a knife.
He avenged the murder of his father.
Tom planned to kill Mary.
My canary was killed by a cat.
He was killed by my hand.
A great number of people were killed in a moment.
Those people tried to kill me.
Do you really believe I killed my brother?
That bastard tried to kill me.
They claimed that he'd killed her.
Many villagers were killed by soldiers.
Who was the man killed on the hill?
It's up to me whether I kill you or let you live!
He planned to murder his boss, but did not carry it out.
Someone made a threat to kill that politician.
This mouse was killed by my cat.
I would rather be killed than live in disgrace.
Tom denied killing Mary.
If you come back here, I'll kill you.
I think that why he killed his wife is a mystery.
This game only has one rule: kill or be killed.
This bomb can kill many people.
There is no doubt that he was murdered.
The news that the president was killed surprised them.
One of them is an actor, who is going to pretend to murder someone.
Three missionaries were killed and eaten by cannibals.
Betty killed Jane while she was singing.
They killed a goat as a sacrifice to God.
I don't think he killed those men.
Unfortunately, the character you play is killed off at the very start of the play.
The claim that Tom has committed murder is completely baseless.
Tom claims that he was in Boston the night Mary was murdered.
That man is on trial for the murder of a little girl.
I have never killed nor injured anybody.
They think Tom followed Mary home and killed her.
I often say a great doctor kills more people than a great general.
Thirteen Americans were killed.
He was killed by a single bullet.
Two sheep were killed by a wolf.
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
One drop of the poison is enough to kill 160 people.