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窒息
ちっそく
N1
particle
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
suffocation
2
choking
3
asphyxia
Example sentence
お菓子で赤ちゃんが窒息するところだった。
The baby almost choked on a piece of candy.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 窒息 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
窒
Plug Up, Obstruct
11 strokes
息
Breath, Respiration, Son
10 strokes
More words with
窒
窒素
ちっそ ·
nitrogen (N)
窒扶斯
チフス ·
typhoid
More words with
息
息子
むすこ ·
(humble) son
N4
息
いき ·
breath
N3
利息
りそく ·
interest (bank)
N1
Full entry on Jisho
消息
しょうそく ·
news
N1
生息
せいそく ·
inhabiting
消息筋
しょうそくすじ ·
informed circles
ドラ息子
どらむすこ ·
lazy son
休息
きゅうそく ·
rest
N3
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