Japanese symbol for “suffocation”
窒息
ちっそく
Romaji: chissoku
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
In Japanese, suffocation is 窒息, read ちっそく (chissoku).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n, vi suffocation; choking; asphyxia
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 窒素 | ちっそ chisso | nitrogen (N) |
| 窒化 | ちっか chikka | nitridization; nitriding |
| 窒素肥料 | ちっそひりょう chissohiryou | nitrogenous fertilizer; nitrogenous fertiliser |
| 窒扶斯 | チフス chifusu | typhoid; paratyphoid |
| 窒息ガス | ちっそくガス chissokugasu | choking gas |
| 息子 | むすこ musuko | son |
| 消息 | しょうそく shousoku | news (from someone); letter; contact |
| 利息 | りそく risoku | interest (on a loan, deposit etc.) |
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.