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死

death
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingシ
Kun readingし.ぬ、し.に-
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. deathRtK
  2. die
    東京の郊外に住む両親や弟は大震災で死んだ。My parents and little brother, who lived in the suburbs of Tokyo, died in the big earthquake.tatoeba
    首を斬られて死ぬこと。To die after having the head cut off.wiki
  1. (an) out
  2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation
  3. most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

Popular Usage

死ぬ死亡死体

Radicals and components

Radical歹death
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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bones (骨) · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · evening · spoon (匕) · sitting on the ground

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 878

Compound words

死ぬしぬ
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead
死亡しぼう
death; dying; mortality
死体したい
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
死亡するしぼうする
death
急死きゅうし
sudden death
枯死こし
withering; dying
死因しいん
cause of death
死活しかつ
life and death; life or death; life and death (of a group of stones)
死球しきゅう
pitch that hits the batter
死去しきょ
death; decease; passing away
死刑しけい
death penalty; capital punishment
死後しご
after death
死語しご
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé
死者ししゃ
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
死人しにん
corpse; dead person
水死すいし
death by drowning
生死せいし
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
戦死せんし
death in battle
即死そくし
instant death
致死ちし
lethal; fatal
凍死とうし
death from cold; freezing to death
二死にし
two out; two down (and one to go)
脳死のうし
brain death
病死びょうし
death from disease; death from illness

Kun Reading Examples

その戦いは生死を賭けた戦いのようであった。せいし
That fight seemed like a life-or-death struggle.tatoeba
彼は落石で即死した。そくし
A blow from a falling stone killed him.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は母親の死の知らせを聞くと、ただ泣くばかりだった。
He did nothing but weep when he heard of his mother's death.tatoeba
彼は母親が死亡したという電報を受け取った。
He received a telegram saying that his mother had died.tatoeba
彼は母の死の知らせを聞くと、ただ泣くばかりだった。
He did nothing but weep when he heard of his mother's death.tatoeba
彼は父親の死後、家業を引き受けた。
He took charge of the family business after his father died.tatoeba
人を残して死ぬ者は上だ。
"and those who die leaving capable people behind is of the highest grade,"wiki
倒れて死亡した。
But he fell dead there.wiki
1630年に死亡。
He died in 1630.wiki
死体は二条河原に晒されたという。
His body was said to be shown in public at the bank (of the River Kamogawa) near Nijo Street.wiki
また、カグツチの死体から、以下の神々が生まれた。
In addition, the following gods were born out of the body of Kagutsuchi.wiki

Stroke Order

6 strokes

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