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爛死 (らんし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

爛らん死し

Meanings

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noun

burning to death

Refers specifically to death caused by fire or burns. Often used in news reports or formal descriptions of fire-related fatalities.

火か災さいで3人にんが爛らん死しした。
Three people burned to death in the fire.
爛らん死し体たいの身み元もと確かく認にんが進すすめられている。
Identification of the burned bodies is underway.

Kanji

爛be sore, inflamed, bleary
死death, die

Similar words

焼しょう死し
焼死 is a more common term for 'death by fire'. 爛死 is less frequent and may carry a nuance of severe burning or charring, but they are largely synonymous.

Etymology

Compound of 爛 (ran, 'to burn, to be inflamed') and 死 (shi, 'death'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with death by burning.