押し殺す

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
ころ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
(kyūjitai)
圧し殺す

Etymology

From 押す (osu, to press down on) +‎ 殺す (to kill).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しころ [òshíkóróꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [o̞ɕiko̞ɾo̞sɨ]

Verb

()(ころ) • (oshikorosugodan (stem ()(ころ) (oshikoroshi), past ()(ころ)した (oshikoroshita))

  1. to stifle (a voice, emotions, etc.)

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN