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Kanji Detail for 窒 - "nitrogen, to obstruct"
窒
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Meaning
窒 means "nitrogen, to obstruct." Also associated with to suffocate.
Nitrogen - A chemical element essential for life.
Suffocate - To block air; to smother.
Obstruct - To close up; to plug.
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Words using 窒
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窒素
ちっそ
nitrogen (N)
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窒息
ちっそく
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
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窒素
ちっそ
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Tattoo check: 窒
- Verified meaning: nitrogen, to obstruct
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Also carries these associations: to suffocate
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
plug up; obstruct
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
stop up, obstruct
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to obstruct; to stop up
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to obstruct, to stop
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To block. Doctors call inability to breathe 窒息 (suffocation). In chemistry, nitrogen is called 窒素 in Japanese. Because it can make people's breathing blocked. | Obstruction. Such as saying 窒礙難行 (obstructed and difficult to proceed).
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Sentences including 窒
He suffocated, smothered in smoke.
The baby almost choked on a piece of candy.
Nitrous oxide stopped being used as an anaesthetic a long time ago.
The air we breathe consists of oxygen and nitrogen.
もちを食べている時にのどに詰まらせて窒息死する老人がたくさんいる。
Many old people choke to death while eating mochi.
小さな子どもは、たった５ｃｍの深さの水で溺れ窒息してしまう可能性があります。
With small children, there's a risk of drowning even with water as low as 5 centimeters deep.