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凍え死に (こごえじに) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

凍こごえ死じに

こ

ご

え

じ

に

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

freezing to death; death from cold

sensitive

Refers to dying from exposure to extreme cold. It is a sensitive term.

遭そう難なん者しゃは凍こごえ死じにの危き険けんにさらされた。
The victims were exposed to the danger of freezing to death.
凍こごえ

死じに

に

し

そう

な

寒さむ

さ

だっ

た

。

It was so cold I thought I would freeze to death.

Written forms

凍こごえ死じにUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling.
こごえ死じに
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, sometimes used for readability.

Kanji

凍frozen, congeal, refrigerate
死death, die

Similar words

凍とう死し
凍死 is a more formal, Sino-Japanese term for freezing to death, while 凍え死に is a native Japanese compound with a more visceral, literary feel.

Etymology

Compound of 凍え (kogoe, 'freezing') + 死に (shini, 'dying'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is a straightforward native Japanese compound.