Meaning

Primary

Frantic

Alternatives

Desperate, Certain Death, Sure Death

Word Type

な adjective, の adjective

Explanation

Your future consists of certain death. How would you feel in this situation? Probably very frantic and desperate.

Another translation for this word is simply certain death, though I'd rather you learn one of the first two before this one if you can.

Reading

ひっし
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The readings are the on'yomi readings, though (ひつ) gets shortened to ひっ. In your desperate situation just imagine that you're trying to get out of it, and to do so you move the only to find a smaller blocking your way. It is certain death.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 必死のアピール

    a frantic appeal

    必死のフォロー

    a frantic follow-up, frantically smooth things over

    必死の思い

    desperate thoughts

Context Sentences

お母さんは、ダイエットに必死だ。

Mom is frantic about losing weight.

必死に走ったが、バスはもう出てしまった。

I ran desperately, but the bus had already left.

必死のプロポーズだったが、ダメだった。

It was a desperate proposal, but it wasn't successful.

Kanji Composition