Chinese

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obstruct; stop up
rest; news; interest
rest; news; interest; breath
 
trad. (窒息)
simp. #(窒息)
 
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Verb

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窒息

  1. (intransitive, literally, medicine) to suffer asphyxia; to asphyxiate; to suffocate; to stifle
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to suffocate; to stifle
    窒息國家活力窒息国家活力  ―  zhìxī guójiā de huólì  ―  to stifle the vitality of the country

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Kanji in this term
ちつ > ちっ
Grade: S
そく
Grade: 3
on'yomi

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Noun

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(ちっ)(そく) (chissoku

  1. suffocation
  2. (medicine) asphyxia

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(ちっ)(そく)する (chissoku surusuru (stem (ちっ)(そく) (chissoku shi), past (ちっ)(そく)した (chissoku shita))

  1. suffocate, choke

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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窒息 (jilsik) (hangeul 질식)

  1. hanja form? of 질식 (suffocation)