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Japanese word 窒息: suffocation / choking. Meanings and example sentences.

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窒息 (ちっそく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

窒息 (ちっそく) means suffocation / choking.

See example sentences below.

窒息 at a glance

窒息
ちっそくchissoku
N1noun
suffocation / choking
窒息ちっそくchissokuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 窒息

Core meaning

suffocation / choking

Basic example sentences

Example 1

煙で窒息しそうだった。

Translation

I almost suffocated from the smoke.

Example 2

水に落ちて窒息した。

Translation

He drowned and suffocated in the water.

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