他殺(たさつ)

たさつ
noun
homicide; murder by another person
1. homicide; being killed by another person
Death caused by another person, as opposed to suicide or natural causes. Used primarily in forensic, legal, and news contexts when classifying a cause of death.
警察(けいさつ)は他殺(たさつ)の可能性(かのうせい)を調(しら)べている。
The police are investigating the possibility of homicide.
死因(しいん)は他殺(たさつ)と断定(だんてい)された。
The cause of death was determined to be homicide.
当初(とうしょ)は自殺(じさつ)と見(み)られていたが、司法(しほう)解剖(かいぼう)の結果(けっか)、他殺(たさつ)であることが判明(はんめい)した。
It was initially thought to be suicide, but the autopsy revealed it was homicide.

A forensic and legal term used to classify death as having been caused by another person. It contrasts with 自殺(じさつ) (suicide), 事故死(じこし) (accidental death), and 病死(びょうし) (death by illness).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 他殺(たさつ)の疑(うたが)い: suspicion of homicide
  • 他殺(たさつ)と断定(だんてい)する: to determine as homicide
  • 他殺(たさつ)体(たい): body of a homicide victim

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 殺人(さつじん): murder — focuses on the criminal act
  • 殺害(さつがい): killing — the act of killing someone
  • 自殺(じさつ): suicide — death by one's own hand (opposite concept)

FORMATION:
他(た) (other person) + 殺(さつ) (killing). Literally 'killing by another.'

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Added 2026.4.6 4:21 · Revised 2026.4.10 17:28
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