Vocabulary

What does 暗殺 (あんさつ, ansatsu) mean?

暗殺 (あんさつ, ansatsu) means assassination.

Quick facts
Readingあんさつ
Romajiansatsu
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
あんさつ
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonansatsu

assassination

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive assassination

Example sentences

  • The prime minister was assassinated by someone.

  • He is suspected of being involved in an assassination plot.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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