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Japanese symbol for “lethal”

Romaji: chishi
lethal; fatal

In Japanese, lethal is , read (chishi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-no, n lethal; fatal

Kanji and stroke order

doth, do, send
on: チ
kun: いた.す
10 strokes · JLPT 1
death, die
on: シ
kun: し.ぬ、し.に-
6 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “lethal”

WordReadingMeaning
ちめいてき chimeitekifatal; lethal
ちしせい chishiseilethal
ちしてき chishitekilethal; fatal; deadly

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いっち itchiagreement; accord; correspondence
ゆうち yuuchiattraction; lure; invitation
しょうち shouchiinvitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics)
がっち gatchiagreement; concurrence; conformance
いたす itasuto do
しぼう shiboudeath; dying; mortality
ひっし hisshifrantic; frenetic; desperate
しけい shikeideath penalty; capital punishment

See also: Chinese symbol for “lethal”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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