How do I read 殺す者?


From a light novel I currently read [小鬼を殺す者]. Is it 'ころすもの' or 'ころすしゃ' and how
do I know what to take...for future usage.^^

Thank You in Advance




It literally means "a person who kills goblins" or "goblin-killing person",
hence "Goblin Killer/Slayer". This 者 is read もの. 者 is read as しゃ only in
larger on-yomi compounds (e.g. 筆者【ひっしゃ】 "author", 保護者【ほごしゃ】 "guardian").

  * 小鬼【こおに】: "goblin" (Other translations are possible, but I'm assuming you're reading _Goblin Slayer_ )
  * を: the direct object marker
  * 殺す【ころす】: "kill"
  * 者【もの】: "person"

This is a simplest example of [Japanese relative
clauses](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/14550/5010). 小鬼を殺す ("goblin-
killing") is modifying 者 ("person") as a relative clause.




It literally means "a person who kills goblins" or "goblin-killing person",
hence "Goblin Killer/Slayer". This 者 is read もの. 者 is read as しゃ only in
larger on-yomi compounds (e.g. 筆者【ひっしゃ】 "author", 保護者【ほごしゃ】 "guardian").

  * 小鬼【こおに】: "goblin" (Other translations are possible, but I'm assuming you're reading _Goblin Slayer_ )
  * を: the direct object marker
  * 殺す【ころす】: "kill"
  * 者【もの】: "person"

This is a simplest example of [Japanese relative
clauses](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/14550/5010). 小鬼を殺す ("goblin-
killing") is modifying 者 ("person") as a relative clause.

