# 殺 — Kill

Frequency rank 402 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 差 (Distinction), less common than 供 (Offer).

- On’yomi: さつ、さい、せつ
- Kun’yomi: ころ
- Radical: 殳 Weapon (Kangxi 79)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

A treasure (丰) is hidden in a tree (木) guarded by a weapon (殳) — the armed guard will kill anyone who tries to steal the treasure.

In words:

- 殺す ころす — to kill
- 殺人 さつじん — murder
- 自殺 じさつ — suicide

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