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死

death
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingシ
Kun readingし.ぬ、し.に-
JōyōGrade 3
  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deathComponents

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
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
餓死がし
(death from) starvation; starving to death

Stroke Order

6 strokes

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