殺人 (さつじん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

殺人 (さつじん) means murder / homicide / killing.

See example sentences below.

殺人 at a glance

殺人

さつじんsatsujin

N1noun

murder / homicide / killing

殺人さつじんsatsujinN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

murder / homicide / killing

Example 1

警察は殺人事件を調べている。

Translation

The police are investigating a murder case.

Example 2

殺人は法律で重く罰せられる。

Translation

Murder is severely punished by law.