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必死

必死

Chinese

 
certainly; must; will; necessarily
 
to die; inpassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
simp. and trad.
(必死)

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)

Adjectival noun

必死 (-na inflection, hiragana ひっし, romaji hisshi)

  1. (obsolete): mortal
  2. desperate, frantic

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

  • (mortal): 必滅
  • (desperate): 死に物狂い, 自棄

Inflection

Noun

必死 (hiragana ひっし, romaji hisshi)

  1. mortality
  2. desperation