Word details

溺死

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 溺死.

Dictionary

Entry

溺死きしNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #27374
1

death by drowning

Examples
餓死するくらいなら溺死したほうがましだ。
I might as well drown as starve.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

drown, indulge

13 strokesGrade 8

On

デキジョウニョウ

Kun

いばりおぼ.れる

death, die

6 strokesFrequency 229JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

し.ぬし.に-

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