押し殺す

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
ころ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
押し (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): [o̞ɕiko̞ɾo̞sɨᵝ]

Verb

()(ころ) • (oshikorosu) godan (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, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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