夭逝

Chinese

tender; gentle; to die prematurely depart; die
simp. and trad.
(夭逝)

Pronunciation


Note: jiu1 sai6 - common variant.

Verb

夭逝

  1. (literary) to die young
  2. (literary, figuratively) to come to a premature end; to be short-lived; to be aborted prematurely

Synonyms

  • (die young):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
よう
Hyōgaiji
せい
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Sinitic 夭逝.

Pronunciation

Noun

夭逝 (hiragana ようせい, rōmaji yōsei)

  1. a premature death, dying while still young

Synonyms

Verb

夭逝する (intransitive, hiragana ようせいする, rōmaji yōsei suru)

  1. to die prematurely, to die while still young

Conjugation

Synonyms


Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

夭逝 (yoseo) (hangeul 요서)

  1. Hanja form? of 요서.
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