殺

Kill

Also: Murder, Butcher

On'yomi

  • さつ satsu
  • さい sai
  • せつ setsu

Kun'yomi

  • ころ(す) korosu
  • ごろ goro
  • そ so
  • あや aya
Stroke count
10
Radical
殳 weapon · Kangxi radical 79
JLPT level
N3
School grade
Grade 5

殺 has 10 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 殳 (weapon), number 79. Hashidari places it at JLPT N3. Japanese students learn it in grade 5 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N3 kanji list · Grade 5 kanji list · All kanji