Meaning

Primary

Murder By Strangling

Alternative

Strangling To Death

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

A strangle kill is murder by strangling, or strangling to death.

This is a pretty formal word that you’d see most in police reports and detective novels.

Reading

こうさつ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

「あんた、もう少しであの男を絞殺しかけたのよ!」「ごめん。やりすぎたよ。」

"You almost strangled that guy to death!" "I’m sorry. I went too far."

絞殺をまぬがれたビエトは、ひざをついて、肩で息をした。

When Viet was able to avoid being killed by strangling, he dropped to his knees and breathed heavily.

しかし、犯人は絞殺死体となって海岸で発見された。

However, the culprit was found strangled to death on the beach.

検死の結果、死因は「絞殺」と断定されました。

The cause of death was determined to be "strangulation" according to the autopsy results.

Kanji Composition