Vocabulary

What does 殺人 (さつじん, satsujin) mean?

殺人 (さつじん, satsujin) means murder, homicide.

Quick facts
Readingさつじん
Romajisatsujin
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
さつじん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsatsujin

murder, homicide

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive murder; homicide; manslaughter

Example sentences

  • He was arrested on suspicion of murder.

  • A murder occurred last night.

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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.

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