殺し屋

殺し (koroshi, “killing”, from 殺す (korosu, “to kill”)) +‎ 屋 (-ya, “commodity or service provider”)

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) ころしや [kòróshíyá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ɾo̞ɕija̠]

殺(ころ)し屋(や) • (koroshiya) 

1. a hitman (contract killer)
   • 2010 December 8, Sorachi, Hideaki, “第(だい)三(さん)百(びゃく)二(に)十(じゅう)訓(くん)　滅(めっ)殺(さつ)ＶＳ(バーサス)必(ひっ)殺(さつ) [Lesson 320: Extermination vs. Assassination]”, in 銀(ぎん)魂(たま) [Silver Soul], volume 37 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:

     Ｔ(ティー)シャツ専(せん)門(もん)の殺(ころ)し屋(や)て何(なん)だァァァァ‼最(も)早(はや)殺(ころ)し屋(や)でもなんでもねーよ‼ただのＴ(ティー)シャツ着(き)たオッさんだよ‼

     Tī-shatsu senmon no koroshiya te nan dāāa‼ Mohaya koroshiya de mo nan de mo nē yo‼ Tada no tī-shatsu kita ossan da yo‼

     What the hell is a hit man specializing in T-shirts!? He’s not even an actual hit man!! He’s just some dude wearing a goddamn T-shirt!!