Word Meaning 死活

しかつ shikatsu

死活 is read as しかつ (shikatsu) and means life and death.

Meaning

English

life and death
life or death

Reading

Kana

しかつ

Romaji

shikatsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Synonyms 生き死に,死生,死命,生死 Rank 13409 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

死中求活

しちゅうきゅうかつ

finding a way out of a potentially fatal situation

死活問題

しかつもんだい

matter of life or death

死中に活を求める

しちゅうにかつをもとめる

to search for a way out of a potentially fatal situation

死亡

しぼう

death

死産

しざん

stillbirth

死球

しきゅう

pitch that hits the batter

死因

しいん

cause of death

死亡者

しぼうしゃ

the deceased

死期

しき

time of death

死守

ししゅ

defending to the last

死相

しそう

face of a dead person

死の行進

しのこうしん

death march