noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
death by suffocation; death by choking
Medical and general term for death caused by lack of oxygen, including choking, strangulation, or environmental suffocation.
火事で多くの人が窒息死した。
Many people died from suffocation in the fire.
赤ちゃんがうつぶせ寝で窒息死する事
An accident occurred where a baby died from suffocation while sleeping on its stomach.