必死

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Chinese

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certainly; must; will
certainly; must; will; necessarily
 
to die; impassable; uncrossable
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 
trad. (必死)
simp. #(必死)
alternative forms biss Internet slang

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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必死

  1. mortal; be destined to die

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ひつ > ひっ
Grade: 4

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

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From (hitsu, necessary) + (shi, death).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(ひっ)() (hisshi-na (adnominal (ひっ)() (hisshi na), adverbial (ひっ)() (hisshi ni))

  1. (obsolete) mortal
  2. desperate, frantic, with all one's might
    必死(ひっし)()らいつく
    hisshi ni kuraitsuku
    to desperately devour

Usage notes

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Not to be confused with "必至". "必" means "inevitable to become", "必" means "inevitable to die".

Inflection

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Synonyms

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Noun

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(ひっ)() (hisshi

  1. mortality
  2. desperation
  3. (shogi) brinkmate

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN