Japanese symbol for “lethal”
致死
ちし
Romaji: chishi
lethal; fatal
In Japanese, lethal is 致死, read ちし (chishi).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n lethal; fatal
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “lethal”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 致命的 | ちめいてき chimeiteki | fatal; lethal |
| 致死性 | ちしせい chishisei | lethal |
| 致死的 | ちしてき chishiteki | lethal; fatal; deadly |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一致 | いっち itchi | agreement; accord; correspondence |
| 誘致 | ゆうち yuuchi | attraction; lure; invitation |
| 招致 | しょうち shouchi | invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics) |
| 合致 | がっち gatchi | agreement; concurrence; conformance |
| 致す | いたす itasu | to do |
| 死亡 | しぼう shibou | death; dying; mortality |
| 必死 | ひっし hisshi | frantic; frenetic; desperate |
| 死刑 | しけい shikei | death 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.