危篤

• 読み: きとく
• ローマ字: kitoku
• 漢字の分解: 危 (ki) — danger, peril; 篤 (toku) — serious, grave (of illness)
• 発音: /ki.to.kɯ/

意味

Critical condition; being on the verge of death. A grave medical state with little hope of recovery.

A noun describing a patient whose life is in imminent danger. Used in medical and family emergency contexts — 危篤状態 (critical condition), 危篤の知らせ (news that someone is critically ill). Emotionally heavy, it signals that death may be near and loved ones should come immediately.

例文

1. 祖母が危篤だという連絡を受けて急いで病院に向かった。
2. 患者は危篤状態が続いており予断を許さない。
3. 危篤の知らせに家族全員が駆けつけた。

使い方ガイド

場面: medical, family, emergencies, news

トーン: grave

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 危 (ki, danger/perilous) + 篤 (toku, serious/grave, especially of illness). Literally 'dangerously grave' — a condition where the illness is critically severe.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal