窒息

ちっそく

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive, の-adjective suffocation; choking; asphyxia

Kanji

• 窒 choke. Read as チツ.
• 息 breath. Read as ソク.

Example sentences

• 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.
• 小さな子どもは、たった５ｃｍの深さの水で溺れ窒息してしまう可能性があります。
  With small children, there's a risk of drowning even with water as low as 5 centimeters deep.

Words containing 窒息

• 窒息死 (ちっそくし) death by suffocation
• 窒息ガス (ちっそくガス) choking gas
• 窒息性 (ちっそくせい) suffocating

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