暗殺

あんさつ

assassination

What does 暗殺 mean?

暗殺 is a Japanese noun meaning assassination in English. It is written as 暗殺 in kanji, あんさつ in hiragana, and ansatsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

そのヤクザ達は対立するヤクザの親分を暗殺する計画の仲間に彼を入れた。

The gangsters let him in on their plan to knock off a rival gang leader.