Onyomi: サン, ザン, セン, ゼン · Kunyomi: き.る · Meanings: beheading, kill, murder
Kanji for beheading, kill, murder
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 斬 | ざん | beheading, decapitation | Noun |
| 切り捨てる | きりすてる | to cut off and throw away | common Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 斬新 | ざんしん | novel, original, new, innovative | common Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 切り倒す | きりたおす | to cut down, to chop down, to fell | Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 切り込む | きりこむ | to cut deep into | Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 斬る | きる | to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.), to slice (off), to lop (off), to cut (off) | common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb |
| 切り刻む | きりきざむ | to hew, to chop up, to mangle, to mince | Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb |
| 斬首 | ざんしゅ | decapitation | Noun, Suru verb |
| 切り合う | きりあう | to fight with swords, to cross swords | Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 切りつける | きりつける | to cut at, to slash at | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |