窒息
ちっそく · chissoku · JLPT N1 · noun
suffocation
窒 = block or stifle + 息 = breath: breath blocked off = suffocation
窒 (chitsu) means to plug up or block, and 息 (soku) means breath. Together they describe breath being shut off, which is suffocation.
ちっそく · chissoku · JLPT N1 · noun
suffocation
窒 = block or stifle + 息 = breath: breath blocked off = suffocation
窒 (chitsu) means to plug up or block, and 息 (soku) means breath. Together they describe breath being shut off, which is suffocation.