| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 殺人者 | さつじんしゃ |
Pronunciation: satsujinsha
How to Say It Outloud: sah-tsu-jeen-shah
Usage: A formal term for someone who has committed a murder.
Example Sentence Japanese:
警察は殺人者を逮捕した。
警察は殺人者を逮捕した。Example Sentence English:The police arrested the killer.
The police arrested the killer.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 殺し屋 | ころしや |
Pronunciation: koroshiya
How to Say It Outloud: koh-roh-shee-yah
Usage: A term for a professional assassin or hitman.
Example Sentence Japanese:彼は有名な殺し屋だ。
彼は有名な殺し屋だ。Example Sentence English:He is a famous hitman.
He is a famous hitman.| Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|
| キラー | キラー |
Pronunciation: kirā
How to Say It Outloud: kee-rah
Usage: A more casual or borrowed term from English, often used in media or less formal contexts.
Example Sentence Japanese:彼はこのゲームの最強のキラーだ。
彼はこのゲームの最強のキラーだ。Example Sentence English:He is the strongest killer in this game.
He is the strongest killer in this game.Dictionary
殺人者さつじんしゃ
Noun- killer; murderer
キラーキラーCommon word
Noun- killer; destroyer; annihilator; defeater
- seducer; seductress; tempter; temptress
- Killer
殺し屋ころしや
Noun- professional killer; hit man
- Contract killing
殺害者さつがいしゃ
Noun- murderer; killer
暇つぶしひまつぶしCommon word
Noun- killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer
- wasting time; waste of time
殺人鬼さつじんき
Noun- bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
沖巨頭おきごんどう
Noun- false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens)
- False killer whale
鯱しゃち
Noun- orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus
- shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being
- roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
- Killer whale
キラーアプリケーションキラーアプリケーション
Noun- killer application; killer app
キラーコンテンツキラーコンテンツ
Noun- killer content (content that assures the success of a product, platform, service, etc.); killer app
キラーアプリキラーアプリ
Noun- killer app; killer application
波旬はじゅん
Noun- killer demon; demon who strives to destroy all goodness
逆叉さかまた
Noun- orca; killer whale
必殺技ひっさつわざ
Noun- killer technique; surefire assassination method
- special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
仇を討つかたきをうつ
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Godan verb with 'tsu' ending
- to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
夢巨頭ゆめごんどう
Noun- pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata)
犬殺しいぬころし
Noun- dog killer; dogcatcher
快楽殺人者かいらくさつじんしゃ
Noun- lust killer; lust murderer
沈黙の殺人者ちんもくのさつじんしゃ
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Noun
- silent killer
連続殺人犯れんぞくさつじんはん
Noun- serial killer
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