Word details

毒殺

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 毒殺.

Dictionary

Entry

毒殺くさつNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #18527
1

killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)

Examples
彼は妻を毒殺したと言われている。
He is alleged to have poisoned his wife.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

poison, virus, venom, germ, harm, injury, spite

8 strokesFrequency 1,419JLPT N2Grade 5

On

ドク

kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil

10 strokesFrequency 581JLPT N2Grade 5

On

サツサイセツ

Kun

ころ.す-ごろ.しそ.ぐあや.める

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