N3715/1669

殺ころす

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verbbaseball

ころす

to kill, to slay, to murder, to slaughter
to suppress, to block, to hamper, to destroy (e.g. talent), to eliminate (e.g. an odour), to spoil (e.g. a flavour), to kill (e.g. one's speed)
to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.), to hold back, to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.), to hold (one's breath)
to put out (a runner)
to pawn, to put in hock

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Example sentences

彼かれは虫むしを殺ころすことができなかった。

He couldn't bring himself to kill an insect.

息いきを殺ころして物陰ものかげに隠かくれた。

I held my breath and hid in the shadows.

その香辛料こうしんりょうは魚さかなの臭くさみを殺ころしてくれる。

That spice eliminates the fishy odor.

厳きびしいルールが選手せんしゅの才能さいのうを殺ころしてしまうこともある。

Strict rules can sometimes destroy a player's talent.

笑わらいを殺ころそうとしたが、結局けっきょく吹ふき出だしてしまった。

I tried to stifle my laughter, but ended up bursting out anyway.

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement

price, cost; value, worth, merit

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)