き
愧
し
死

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. dying of shame, being so ashamed one wants to die.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
き
愧
し
死
 愧死 きし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

feel ashamed, shy
キ　はじ.る　はずかし.める (Kentei 1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン　こころ
ghost, devil
おに　キ (7th, N1)
head or face of a ghost, spirit, or demon
フツ　フチ　ヒ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
death, die
シ　し.ぬ (3rd, N4)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ　ガチ　タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう　セキ　ゆ (1st, N4)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)