Kanji
Readingころ
Frequency57%
Used in (55 in total)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
murder; killing; murderer
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to kill each other
professional killer; hit man
to beat to death; to kill
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to shoot to death
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to kill by burning to death
to devour; to bite to death
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to strangle to death
to erase all trace of something
to stab to death
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
to strike dead; to beat to death
to suppress one's emotions
to shoot a person to death
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
to stab to death
to kill by running over
ladykiller; ladies' man; murder of a woman; murderer of a woman; femicide
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
to beat to death
(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried
to strangle to death
to kick to death
to trample to death; to kill underfoot
to haunt to death; to possess and kill
to control one's temper
dogcatcher; person who used to catch dogs and execute them for rabies prevention
innocent-looking; looking as though one wouldn't hurt a fly; looking as though butter would not melt in one's mouth
fixed fitting (esp. window)
Oriental photinia (species of shrub, Photinia villosa)
murder scene (in kabuki, etc.)
to starve (someone) to death
to do an act of benevolence at the sacrifice of oneself
to sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; to kill a small bug and help a large one
even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
to sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; (lit.) to kill a small bug and save a large one
sacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; (lit.) to let a large bug live and kill a small one
fixed window; window that doesn't open
to throw the baby out with the bath water; to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel; to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point; (lit.) to straighten the horns and kill the cow
to make a cutting remark; (lit.) to kill someone with a short blade
sacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; (lit.) let a large bug live and kill a small one
even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
to poison to death; to kill by a prescription error