# 窒 — Suffocate

Frequency rank 2236 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 揄 (Lift), less common than 脊 (Stature).

- On’yomi: ちつ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 穴 Cave (Kangxi 116)
- Frequency path: Level XVIII of XX

Through a hole on top, someone tries to enter below — entering a hole that's too small causes you to suffocate, no air can get in when entry blocks the passage.

In words:

- 窒息 ちっそく — suffocation

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