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Kanji: 殺
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KANJI

殺

10 strokes

READINGS

KUN 訓	ころす
	そぐ

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:	殳 Radical name: るまた
Meaning:	Kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 600 kanji are used even more often.

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