必死

Chinese

certainly; must; will
certainly; must; will; necessarily
 
to die; impassable; uncrossable
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 
trad. (必死)
simp. #(必死)
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Pronunciation


Adjective

必死

  1. mortal; be destined to die

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひつ > ひっ
Grade: 4

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

From (hitsu, necessary) + (shi, death).

Pronunciation

Adjective

(ひっ)() • (hisshi-na (adnominal (ひっ)() (hisshi na), adverbial (ひっ)() (hisshi ni))

  1. (obsolete) mortal
  2. desperate, frantic, with all one's might
    必死(ひっし)()らいつく
    hisshi ni kuraitsuku
    to desperately devour

Usage notes

Not to be confused with "必至". "必" means "inevitable to become", "必" means "inevitable to die".

Inflection

Synonyms

Noun

(ひっ)() • (hisshi

  1. mortality
  2. desperation
  3. (shogi) brinkmate

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN