Japanese symbol for “murder”
殺人
さつじん
Romaji: satsujin
murder; homicide; manslaughter
In Japanese, murder is 殺人, read さつじん (satsujin).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs murder; homicide; manslaughter
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “murder”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 殺し | ころし koroshi | murder; killing; murderer |
| 殺す | ころす korosu | to kill; to slay; to murder |
| 人殺し | ひとごろし hitogoroshi | murder; murderer |
| 他殺 | たさつ tasatsu | murder |
| 殺害 | さつがい satsugai | killing; murder |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自殺 | じさつ jisatsu | suicide |
| 殺す | ころす korosu | to kill; to slay; to murder |
| 暗殺 | あんさつ ansatsu | assassination |
| 虐殺 | ぎゃくさつ gyakusatsu | slaughter; massacre |
| 殺し | ころし koroshi | murder; killing; murderer |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
| 個人 | こじん kojin | individual; private person; personal |
| 人気 | にんき ninki | popularity; public favor |
See also: Chinese symbol for “murder”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.