暗殺

See also: 暗杀

Chinese

		dark; gloomy; hidden dark; gloomy; hidden; secret	to kill; to murder; to slaughter
trad. (暗殺)		暗	殺
simp. (暗杀)		暗	杀

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ànshā

(Zhuyin): ㄢˋ ㄕㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): am³ saat³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): am-sat

(Hailu, HRS): am^ˇ sad

(Meixian, Guangdong): am⁴ sad⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): àm-sat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ànshā
  - Zhuyin: ㄢˋ ㄕㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ànsha
  - Wade–Giles: an⁴-sha¹
  - Yale: àn-shā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: annsha
  - Palladius: аньша (anʹša)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵¹ ʂä⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    暗殺 / 暗杀
    暗沙
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: am³ saat³
  - Yale: am saat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: am³ saat⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: em³ sad³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɐm³³ saːt̚³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: am-sat
  - Hakka Romanization System: am sad^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: am⁴ sad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /am⁵⁵ sat̚²/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: am^ˇ sad
  - Sinological IPA: /am¹¹ sat⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: am⁴ sad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /am⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sat̚¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: àm-sat
  - Tâi-lô: àm-sat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: armsad
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /am²¹⁻⁵³ sat̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sat̚⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /am²¹⁻⁵³ sat̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /am¹¹⁻⁵³ sat̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /am²¹⁻⁴¹ sat̚³²/

Verb

暗殺

to kill discreetly; to assassinate discreetly
慘遭暗殺／惨遭暗杀 ― cǎnzāo ànshā ― to be unfortunately assassinated

暗殺事件／暗杀事件 ― ànshā shìjiàn ― assassination incident

Synonyms

刺 (literary, or in compounds)
刺殺 / 刺杀 (cìshā)
暗害 (ànhài)
行刺 (xíngcì)

Derived terms

暗殺者 / 暗杀者 (ànshāzhě)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
暗	殺
あん Grade: 3	さつ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
暗殺 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あんさつ [àńsátsú] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ã̠ɰ̃sa̠t͡sɨ]

Homophone: 按察

Noun

暗(あん)殺(さつ) • (ansatsu)

assassination
- 1999 May 25, “アサシン [Assassin]”, in BOOSTER 2, Konami:
  
  闇(やみ)の中(なか)を音(おと)もたてず相(あい)手(て)に忍(しの)び寄(よ)る、暗(あん)殺(さつ)専(せん)門(もん)の戦(せん)士(し)。
  Yami no naka o oto mo tatezu aite ni shinobiyoru, ansatsu senmon no senshi.
  A warrior specializing in assassination, who silently creeps up on his opponent in the dark.

Verb

暗(あん)殺(さつ)する • (ansatsu suru) transitive suru (stem 暗(あん)殺(さつ)し (ansatsu shi), past 暗(あん)殺(さつ)した (ansatsu shita))

to assassinate

Conjugation

Conjugation of "暗殺する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	暗殺し	あんさつし	ansatsu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	暗殺し	あんさつし	ansatsu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	暗殺する	あんさつする	ansatsu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	暗殺する	あんさつする	ansatsu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	暗殺すれ	あんさつすれ	ansatsu sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	暗殺せよ¹ 暗殺しろ²	あんさつせよ¹ あんさつしろ²	ansatsu seyo¹ ansatsu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	暗殺される	あんさつされる	ansatsu sareru
Causative	暗殺させる暗殺さす	あんさつさせるあんさつさす	ansatsu saseru ansatsu sasu
Potential	暗殺できる	あんさつできる	ansatsu dekiru
Volitional	暗殺しよう	あんさつしよう	ansatsu shiyō
Negative	暗殺しない	あんさつしない	ansatsu shinai
Negative continuative	暗殺せず	あんさつせず	ansatsu sezu
Formal	暗殺します	あんさつします	ansatsu shimasu
Perfective	暗殺した	あんさつした	ansatsu shita
Conjunctive	暗殺して	あんさつして	ansatsu shite
Hypothetical conditional	暗殺すれば	あんさつすれば	ansatsu sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“暗殺”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
暗	殺

Noun

暗殺 • (amsal) (hangeul 암살)

hanja form^? of 암살 (“assassination”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
暗	殺

Verb

暗殺

chữ Hán form of ám sát (“to assassinate”)