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夭折

夭折

Chinese

tender; gentle; to die prematurely
 
tenth (in price); to break; to fold; to turn; broken (as of rope, stick)
simp. and trad.
(夭折)

Noun

夭折

  1. premature death

Verb

夭折

  1. to die prematurely, to die while still young

Synonyms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
よう
Hyōgaiji
せつ
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

From Sinitic 夭折.

Pronunciation

Noun

夭折 (hiragana ようせつ, romaji yōsetsu)

  1. a premature death, dying while still young

Synonyms

Verb

夭折する (hiragana ようせつする, romaji yōsetsu suru)

  1. to die prematurely, to die while still young

Conjugation

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

夭折 (yojeol) (hangeul 요절)

  1. Hanja form? of 요절, “premature death”.