殺害(さつがい)

さつがい
noun / suru verb
killing, murder
1. killing, murder, slaying
The act of killing a person. A formal and objective term used in news reports, legal contexts, and historical accounts, without the specific legal connotation of 'homicide' that 殺人 carries.
容疑者(ようぎしゃ)が殺害(さつがい)を認(みと)めた。
The suspect admitted to the killing.
被害者(ひがいしゃ)は自宅(じたく)で殺害(さつがい)されたとみられる。
The victim is believed to have been killed at home.
事件(じけん)の背景(はいけい)には、金銭(きんせん)をめぐるトラブルがあり、計画的(けいかくてき)に殺害(さつがい)されたと警察(けいさつ)は見(み)ている。
Police believe the victim was killed in a premeditated act, with a financial dispute behind the incident.

USAGE:
A formal term used in news reporting and legal contexts. Functions as both a noun and a suru verb (殺害(さつがい)する = to kill). The passive form 殺害(さつがい)される (to be killed) is extremely common in news reports.

SIMILAR WORDS:
殺人(さつじん) is a legal/criminal term meaning 'murder' or 'homicide' (the crime itself). 殺害(さつがい) describes the act of killing more broadly and objectively.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 殺害(さつがい)される: to be killed
  • 殺害(さつがい)事件(じけん): murder case
  • 殺害(さつがい)を認(みと)める: to admit to killing
  • 計画的(けいかくてき)な殺害(さつがい): premeditated killing

Related Words

Related: 殺人(さつじん) (murder, homicide)
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