| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 暗殺者 | あんさつしゃ | アンサツシャ |
Pronunciation: ansatsu-sha
How to Say It Outloud: an-sa-tsu-sha
Usage: Commonly used to refer to an assassin or someone who kills covertly.
Example Sentence Japanese:
彼は有名な暗殺者でした。
彼は有名な暗殺者でした。Example Sentence English:He was a famous assassin.
He was a famous assassin.| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 刺客 | しかく | シカク |
Pronunciation: shikaku
How to Say It Outloud: shi-ka-ku
Usage: Used to denote a hitman or performer of an assassination, often historical or literary context.
Example Sentence Japanese:刺客が王を暗殺する計画を立てていた。
刺客が王を暗殺する計画を立てていた。Example Sentence English:The assassin planned to kill the king.
The assassin planned to kill the king.| Katakana |
|---|
| アサシン |
Pronunciation: asashin
How to Say It Outloud: a-sa-shin
Usage: A transliteration of the English word 'assassin,' used in modern contexts like video games.
Example Sentence Japanese:彼はゲームでアサシンを選んだ。
彼はゲームでアサシンを選んだ。Example Sentence English:He chose the assassin in the game.
He chose the assassin in the game.Dictionary
暗殺者あんさつしゃ
Noun- assassin
刺客しかく
Noun- assassin
兇手きょうしゅ
Noun- assassin
兇漢きょうかん
Noun- villain; outlaw; assassin
人斬りひときり
Noun- assassination; assassin
アサシンアサシン
Noun- assassin
刺椿象さしがめ
Noun- assassin bug (any insect of family Reduviidae)
- Reduviidae
脂刺椿象やにさしがめ
Noun- assassin bug (Velinus nodipes)
凶弾に倒れるきょうだんにたおれる
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Ichidan verb
- to be shot dead by an assassin
暗殺あんさつCommon wordjlpt-n1
NounSuru verb
Transitive verb
- assassination
- Assassination
忍者にんじゃ
Noun- ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
- Ninja
凶弾きょうだん
Noun- assassin's bullet
名誉毀損めいよきそん
Noun- libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
- Defamation
暗殺事件あんさつじけん
Noun- assassination
寝首をかくねくびをかく
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Godan verb with 'ku' ending
- to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
- to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
相沢事件あいざわじけん
Noun- Aizawa incident (assassination of Major General Tetsuzan Nagata by Lieutenant Colonel Saburo Aizawa; August 12, 1935)
- Military Academy Incident
忍術にんじゅつ
Noun- ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
- Ninjutsu
虎ノ門事件とらのもんじけん
Noun- Toranomon Incident (assassination attempt on Prince Regent Hirohito; December 27, 1923)
- Toranomon Incident
弑するしいする
Suru verb - special classTransitive verb
- to kill (one's master, king, father, etc.); to murder; to assassinate
大逆事件だいぎゃくじけん
Noun- High Treason Incident (socialist-anarchist plot to assassinate Emperor Meiji in 1910)
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