殺人鬼
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 殺人鬼
1
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
Examples
彼女は殺人鬼から逃れようとして必死に走った。
She ran for her life to get away from the killer.
Kanji in this Word
殺
10 strokes
Frequency: 581
JLPT N2
Grade 5
Meanings
kill
murder
butcher
slice off
split
diminish
reduce
spoil
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
サツ
サイ
セツ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ころ.す
-ごろ.し
そ.ぐ
あや.める
人
2 strokes
Frequency: 5
JLPT N4
Grade 1
Meanings
person
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジン
ニン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ひと
-り
-と
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
じ
と
ね
ひこ
ふみ
鬼
10 strokes
Frequency: 1557
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
ghost
devil
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おに
おに-
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