斬る

kill with a sword, cut down

verb · present tense Rare #25,781
kill with a sword, cut down Used for cutting or killing someone with a blade; the spelling 斬る emphasizes this sense.
JA: 侍が敵を斬る。
EN: The samurai cuts down an enemy.

斬るんじゃねえ

Don't cut him down.

— Sanjuro (1962)

斬るな

Don't cut it.

— Sanjuro (1962)

言わぬと斬るぞ

Tell me, or I'll cut you down.

— Sanjuro (1962)

俺が斬る

I'll be the one to cut him down.

— 七人の侍 (1954)

斬るんじゃねえぜ

Don't cut him down.

— Sanjuro (1962)