Word Meaning 頓死

とんし tonshi

頓死 is read as とんし (tonshi) and means sudden death.

Meaning

English

  1. sudden death

Reading

Kana

とんし

Romaji

tonshi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Rank 148072 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

生死

しょうじ

death

餓死

がし

(death from) starvation

脳死

のうし

brain death

必死

ひっし

brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

戦死

せんし

death in battle

病死

びょうし

death from disease

即死

そくし

instant death

無死

むし

no outs

凍死

とうし

death from cold

二死

にし

two out

(an) out

枯死

こし

withering

Example Sentences

1

It seems the mean old woman that lived around here was struck by lightning and suddenly died. My mother says it's truly a case of the swiftness of Heaven's vengeance.