Meaning

Primary

Freeze To Death

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

A frozen death isn't a bad way to go, I hear. Still, you don't want to freeze to death if you can help it.

Reading

とうし
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

警察が昨夜私の見込み客が雪山で凍死しているのを発見したので、私に事情聴取をしたいそうです。

The police discovered that a potential client of mine was frozen to death on a snowy mountain last night and they want to talk to me.

Kanji Composition