毒殺|どくさつdokusatsu[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbkilling by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 毒殺する(どくさつする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 毒殺します(どくさつします) |
| Negative (nai) | 毒殺しない(どくさつしない) |
| polite (masen) | 毒殺しません(どくさつしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 毒殺せず・毒殺せぬ(どくさつせず・どくさつせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 毒殺した(どくさつした) |
| polite (mashita) | 毒殺しました(どくさつしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 毒殺しなかった(どくさつしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 毒殺しませんでした(どくさつしませんでした) |
| Te form | 毒殺して(どくさつして) |
| Potential | 毒殺できる(どくさつできる) |
| Passive | 毒殺される(どくさつされる) |
| Causative | 毒殺させる(どくさつさせる) |
| Causative passive | 毒殺させられる(どくさつさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 毒殺すれば(どくさつすれば) |
| tara | 毒殺したら(どくさつしたら) |
| Volitional | 毒殺しよう(どくさつしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 毒殺しましょう(どくさつしましょう) |
| Imperative | 毒殺しろ(どくさつしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym薬殺やくさつWrittenWritten/formal prose for killing a person or animal with poison; much less common — 「毒殺」 is the usual choice.
- Related毒害どくがいWrittenWritten and rare: poisoning someone. Close in meaning to 「毒殺」, but everyday speech just uses 「毒殺」.
- Related一服盛るいっぷくもるCasualColloquial idiom for secretly slipping poison to someone; has a fictional, novel-like flavor.
- Related毒を入れるNeutralNeutral: putting poison into food or drink; describes the concrete act and does not necessarily kill.
- Antonym救命きゅうめいNeutralNeutral antonym: saving a person's life — the opposite of 「毒殺」, which takes a life.
- Antonym蘇生そせいNeutralNeutral antonym: reviving or resuscitating someone, as in 「心肺蘇生」 — the opposite of the lethal 「毒殺」.
Use 「毒殺」 for killing with poison. 「薬殺」 is a rarer written equivalent, 「毒害」 also written and rare. 「一服盛る」 is colloquial for secretly poisoning someone; 「毒を入れる」 describes putting poison in food or drink, not necessarily fatally. Opposites: 「救命」, 「蘇生」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


