危篤

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See also: 危笃

Chinese

danger; to endanger serious (illness); sincere; true
trad. (危篤)
simp. (危笃)

Pronunciation


Adjective

危篤

  1. (literary) critically ill

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (危篤):
  • Japanese: ()(とく) (kitoku)
  • Korean: 위독(危篤) (widok)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
とく
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()(とく) (kitoku

  1. critical illness
  2. on the verge of death

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

危篤 (widok) (hangeul 위독)

  1. hanja form? of 위독 (critical illness)