射殺

しゃさつ

shooting to death

What does 射殺 mean?

射殺 is a Japanese noun meaning shooting to death in English. It is written as 射殺 in kanji, しゃさつ in hiragana, and shasatsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

ジョンはトラを捕まえ、2匹のライオンを射殺した。

John caught a tiger and shot two lions.