Japanese symbol for “slaying”
斬殺
ざんさつ
Romaji: zansatsu
killing with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); slaying; putting to the sword
In Japanese, slaying is 斬殺, read ざんさつ (zansatsu).
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, vs, vt killing with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); slaying; putting to the sword
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 斬新 | ざんしん zanshin | novel; original; new |
| 斬る | きる kiru | to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off) |
| 斬首 | ざんしゅ zanshu | decapitation |
| 辻斬り | つじぎり tsujigiri | attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill); samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby |
| 試し斬り | ためしぎり tameshigiri | trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets) |
| 殺人 | さつじん satsujin | murder; homicide; manslaughter |
| 自殺 | じさつ jisatsu | suicide |
| 殺す | ころす korosu | to kill; to slay; to 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.
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