死活

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Chinese

to die; impassable; uncrossable
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 
to live; alive; living
to live; alive; living; work; workmanship
 
trad. (死活)
simp. #(死活)

Pronunciation


Noun

死活

  1. life or death; fate

Derived terms

Adverb

死活

  1. (used in negative sentences) simply; anyway; would (not) do something no matter what

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
かつ
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

()(かつ) (shikatsu

  1. life-or-death
  2. (go) Life and death

Derived terms