Meaning of 夭死(ようし) in Japanese

夭死
Kana Reading
ようし
Romaji
yōshi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    premature death

Related Kanji

死 JLPT 4

6 strokes

death, die

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: し.ぬ, し.に-

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夭

4 strokes

early death, calamity

On'Yomi: ヨウ, オウ, カ

Kun'Yomi: わか.い, わかじに, わざわい

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