溺死

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Spelling: 溺死. Reading: できし. Core meaning: drowning; death by drowning.
• Basic usage: Representative examples: 小説では、船から落ちた人物が溺死したと伝えられる / 溺死を防ぐため、子どもには救命胴衣を着せた.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Drowning resulting in death
  • 溺死 means death resulting from submersion. Because English “drowning” can sometimes cover a nonfatal incident, preserve the outcome explicitly as death by drowning where needed.