噛み殺す

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Hyōgai
ころ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
嚙み殺す (kyūjitai)
かみ殺す

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka̠mʲiko̞ɾo̞sɨ]

Verb

()(ころ) • (kamikorosutransitive godan (stem ()(ころ) (kamikoroshi), past ()(ころ)した (kamikoroshita))

  1. (literally) bite and kill
  2. stifle, suppress (a yawn, laugh etc.)

Conjugation