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Definition and Synonyms for 殺人
| 1. | 賊害 | 生命を終えさせる行為 |
| Kill | the act of terminating a life | |
| Synonyms: | 人殺し, 摂生, 殺し, 殺す, 殺人, 殺害, 殺生, 賊害 | |
| 2. | 故殺 | 計画的犯意なしの殺人 |
| Manslaughter | homicide without malice aforethought | |
| Synonyms: | 故殺, 殺人 | |
| 3. | 殺し | 人間による不法な計画殺人 |
| Execution | unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being | |
| Synonyms: | 人殺し, 故殺, 殺し, 殺す, 殺人, 殺害 | |
| 4. | 殺し | だれかが死ぬ出来事 |
| Killing | an event that causes someone to die | |
| Synonyms: | 人殺し, 変死, 殺し, 殺す, 殺人, 殺害 |
Meanings for each kanji in 殺人
| » | 殺 | kill; murder; butcher; slice off; split; diminish; reduce; spoil |
| » | 人 | person |
Categories 殺人 is a member of
| 1. | 締め括り | 何かを終える行為 |
| Termination | the act of ending something | |
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| 2. | 事故や災害による死 | |
| Human Death | a death resulting from an accident or a disaster | |
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| 3. | 別の人間による人間の殺害 | |
| Homicide | the killing of a human being by another human being | |
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Sample Sentences for 殺人
日本のような国でさえ殺人事件は増えている。
The number of murders is increasing even in a country like Japan.
麻薬のためのお金やマフィアの資金は殺人の報酬であることが多い。
Drug money and Mafia money are often blood money.
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