Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.), to slice (off), to lop (off), to cut (off).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
斬る きる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

beheading, kill, murder
き.る ザン セン (11th)
car
シャ くるま くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (8th, N1)