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溺水 (できすい, dekisui) Japanese meaning: drowning | Kotomora

溺でき水すい

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Meanings

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Refers to the act or state of drowning, often used in medical, legal, or formal contexts.

溺でき水すい事じ故こが夏なつに増ふえる。
Drowning accidents increase in summer.

Kanji

溺drown, indulge
水water

Related words

溺でき死し
溺死 specifically means 'death by drowning', while 溺水 refers to the act or state of drowning, not necessarily fatal.
水すい死し
水死 is a broader term for 'death by water', which includes drowning but also other water-related deaths.

Etymology

Compound of 溺 (drown) and 水 (water). The reading できすい is the on'yomi for both characters.

彼かれは溺でき水すいから救きゅう出しゅつされた。

He was rescued from drowning.