他 殺(たさつ)

たさつ

noun

homicide; murder by another person

formallaw

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)

Forms

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

Related Words

Compare: 殺人(さつじん) (murder)

Compare: 殺害(さつがい) (killing)

Compare: 自殺(じさつ) (suicide)

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Added 2026.4.6 4:21 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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