暗殺(あんさつ)

あんさつ
noun, suru verb
assassination
1. assassination
The act of murdering a politically important or prominent person, typically for political or ideological reasons.
大統領(だいとうりょう)が暗殺(あんさつ)された。
The president was assassinated.
暗殺(あんさつ)未遂(みすい)で逮捕(たいほ)された。
He was arrested for attempted assassination.
歴史(れきし)の授業(じゅぎょう)で有名(ゆうめい)な政治家(せいじか)の暗殺(あんさつ)について学(まな)んだ。
In history class, we learned about the assassination of famous politicians.

暗殺(あんさつ) specifically refers to the murder of prominent figures, typically for political reasons.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 暗殺(あんさつ)する: to assassinate
  • 暗殺(あんさつ)未遂(みすい): attempted assassination
  • 暗殺(あんさつ)事件(じけん): assassination incident
  • 暗殺(あんさつ)者(しゃ): assassin

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 殺人(さつじん): murder (general)
  • 謀殺(ぼうさつ): premeditated murder
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Added 2026.2.5 20:49 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:32
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