安楽死

See also: 安樂死 and 安乐死

Japanese

Kanji in this term
安	楽	死
あん Grade: 3	らく Grade: 2	し Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
安樂死 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 安楽(あんらく) (anraku, “free from pain”) + 死(し) (-shi, “death”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あんらくし [àńrákúꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [4])
• (Tokyo) あんらくし [àńráꜜkùshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ã̠n̺ɾa̠kɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

安(あん)楽(らく)死(し) • (anrakushi) 

1. euthanasia

Synonyms

• オイタナジー (oitanajī), ユータナジー (yūtanajī), ユーサネイジア (yūsaneijia)

See also

• 安(あん)死(し)術(じゅつ) (anshijutsu, “method of euthanasia”)
• 尊(そん)厳(げん)死(し) (songenshi, “death with dignity”)

References

• “安楽死”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026