連続殺人(れんぞくさつじん)

れんぞくさつじん
noun
serial murder; serial killing; consecutive murders
1. serial murder; serial killing; consecutive murders
連続殺人(れんぞくさつじん)事件(じけん)が発生(はっせい)した。
A serial murder case occurred.
警察(けいさつ)は連続殺人(れんぞくさつじん)の容疑者(ようぎしゃ)を逮捕(たいほ)した。
The police arrested the suspect in the serial murders.
このドラマは、実際(じっさい)に起(お)きた連続殺人(れんぞくさつじん)事件(じけん)をもとに制作(せいさく)された。
This drama was produced based on a serial murder case that actually happened.

A compound of 連続(れんぞく) (consecutive, serial) + 殺人(さつじん) (murder). Refers to a series of murders committed by the same perpetrator, typically with a cooling-off period between each killing. Commonly encountered in news reports and crime fiction.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 連続殺人(れんぞくさつじん)事件(じけん): serial murder case
  • 連続殺人(れんぞくさつじん)犯(はん): serial killer
  • 連続殺人(れんぞくさつじん)の容疑者(ようぎしゃ): serial murder suspect
  • 連続殺人(れんぞくさつじん)の捜査(そうさ): serial murder investigation

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 連続殺人犯(れんぞくさつじんはん): serial killer (the perpetrator)
  • 大量殺人(たいりょうさつじん): mass murder (many victims in a single event, not spread over time)
  • 殺人事件(さつじんじけん): murder case (a single murder incident)
  • シリアルキラー: serial killer (loanword; used in casual media discussions)
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