noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
death by fire; burning to death
Refers to dying in a fire or being burned to death. Often used in news reports and formal contexts. Can be used as a noun or as a suru-verb (焼死する).
火事で二人が焼死した。
Two people died in the fire.
焼死体が見つかった。
A body burned to death was found.
Compound of 焼 (しょう, 'burning') and 死 (し, 'death').