凍死

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Chinese

to freeze
to die; impassable; uncrossable
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 
trad. (凍死)
simp. (冻死)

Pronunciation


Verb

凍死

  1. to freeze to death; to die of cold

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: S

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(とう)() (tōshi

  1. freezing to death; dying of cold; death from cold
    Synonym: 凍え死に (kogoejini)

Verb

(とう)()する (tōshi suruintransitive suru (stem (とう)() (tōshi shi), past (とう)()した (tōshi shita))

  1. to freeze to death; to die of cold
    Synonyms: 凍え死にする (kogoejini suru), 凍え死ぬ (kogoejinu)
    • 1937, 寺島柾史, 怪奇人造島, 青空文庫:
      夕方(ゆうがた)でも、この(さむ)さだから、(よる)になったら、一層寒(いっそうさむ)さが(くわ)わるだろう。(みず)(やいば)のように(はだ)()し、僕等(ぼくら)は、明日(あす)()たず、凍死(とうし)するにちがいない。
      Yūgata de mo, kono samusa da kara, yoru ni nattara, issō samusa ga kuwawaru darō. Mizu ga yaiba no yō ni hada o sashi, bokura wa, asu o matazu, tōshi suru ni chigai nai.
      It is this cold even at dusk, so it will likely become even colder at night. The chill of the water pierces our skin like a sword. We will surely freeze to death by tomorrow.

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