水死|すいしsuishi[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbdeath by drowning
    彼女かのじょは子供こどもを水死すいしさせてしまった。↗
    She allowed her child to be drowned.
Conjugation
Dictionary form水死する(すいしする)
Polite (masu)水死します(すいしします)
Negative (nai)水死しない(すいししない)
polite (masen)水死しません(すいししません)
classical zu / nu水死せず・水死せぬ(すいしせず・すいしせぬ)
Past (ta)水死した(すいしした)
polite (mashita)水死しました(すいししました)
Past negative (nakatta)水死しなかった(すいししなかった)
polite (masen deshita)水死しませんでした(すいししませんでした)
Te form水死して(すいしして)
Potential水死できる(すいしできる)
Passive水死される(すいしされる)
Causative水死させる(すいしさせる)
Causative passive水死させられる(すいしさせられる)
Conditional (ba)水死すれば(すいしすれば)
tara水死したら(すいししたら)
Volitional水死しよう(すいししよう)
polite (mashou)水死しましょう(すいししましょう)
Imperative水死しろ(すいししろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym溺死できしWrittenSame meaning as 「水死」 and basically interchangeable with it, but with a more formal tone suited to written prose.
  • Related溺れ死ぬおぼれしぬCasualA colloquial verb meaning to die by drowning; unlike the noun 「水死」, it emphasizes the process of drowning.
  • Antonym生還せいかんNeutralNeutral word for coming back alive after danger; it is the direct opposite of 「水死」.

For death by drowning, use 「水死」 or 「溺死」; the two are basically interchangeable, and both form compounds like 「水死体」 and 「溺死体」. Colloquially, say 「溺れ死ぬ」. The opposite of 「水死」 is 「生還」, coming back alive.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 水みずに溺おぼれて死亡しぼうすること。溺死できし。
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