| Word form | satsujin |
| Original script | 殺人 |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Analyzability | analyzable compound |
| Gloss | satsu-jin kill-person |
| Age | Old Japanese [21] (710–794) |
| Lexical stratum | kango |
| Year | 続日本記 (708) |
| Comparison with Mandarin | semantic change |
| Register | General |
| Numeric frequency | 31.2 |