10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3
kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
Kun'yomi
こ ろ す to kill ②to suppress ③to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.) ④to put out (a runner) -ごろ し そ ぐ to chip (off) ②to sharpen ③to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.) あ や め る to wound
On'yomi
サツ サイ セツ
Character Breakdown
kill, murder, butcher
ころ.す サツ あや.める (4th, N3)
Common Words
killer technique ②special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
References
| Unicode hex code | 6BBA |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-27-6 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 2454 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2994 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1324 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 1677 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 889 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1208 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1493 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1607 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 546 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 1138 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 419 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 16629 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 488 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 576 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 585 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 614 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 657 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 515 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 545 |
| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 470 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 610 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1140 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1507 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 4a6.35 |
| Four corner code | 4794.7 |
| De Roo Code | 2968 |