殺さず

without killing

→ 殺す
殺さ kill + ず Negative
verb · informal Rare #32,942
without killing A negative connective form, often followed by に.
JA: 彼は誰も殺さずに帰った。
EN: He came back without killing anyone.
Conjugation of 殺す

いやしかし男を殺さずとも―女を奪うことができれば別に不足はないわけだ

No, but if I can take the woman without killing the man, then there’s no need for anything more.

— 羅生門 (1950)

お前を殺さずこんなに冷静だ

I'm being this calm without killing you.

— ブゴニア (2025)

子供たちは殺さず全員連れて行った

They spared all the children and took them away.

— 灼熱の魂 (2010)

彼らは彼を殺さず洗脳して――クファリアットの監獄へ送り込んだ

They didn’t kill him; instead, they brainwashed him and sent him to the Kufariat prison.

— 灼熱の魂 (2010)

だから殺さずに返す

So I'll send them back alive.

— もののけ姫 (1997)

殺さずに手足だけ切るなんてできるか

Can you cut off someone’s arms and legs without killing them?

— プラットフォーム (2019)