VocabJLPT N2
assassination
NounSuru VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. assassination
  2. 2. Assassination
The act of secretly and deliberately killing a prominent or important person, often for political reasons. It is a serious term used in historical, news, and fictional contexts.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The journalist pointed out that "there's an organization behind the assassination."

Sentence 2

Hold on — the assassination suspect is still on the loose!?

Sentence 3

The security footage captured the moment of the assassination.

Sentence 4

In the middle of dinner, my little brother asked, "So how does an assassination actually happen?"

Sentence 5

He quipped that "the fee for the assassination job is way too low."