断末魔

だんまつま

Also written 断末摩

Meanings

1. Noun one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death

Kanji

• 断 sever. Read as ダン.
• 末 end. Read as マツ.
• 魔 demon. Read as マ.

Example sentences

• そうです、異常音は空冷ファンの最後の断末魔だったのです。
  That's right, that strange sound was the final death scream of the cooling fan.

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