Kanji

死

死

death, die

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

歹部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

しぬ, しに-

Common Readings

シ, し…ぬ

Example sentences

死ぬ しぬ
祖父 は 去年 病気 で 死んだ

My grandfather passed away from illness last year.

還る かえる
人 は 死ぬ と 、 土 に 還る と 言われている 。

It is said that when humans die, they return to the earth.

必死 ひっし
彼 は 必死 に 勉強 している 。

He is studying desperately.

追いつく おいつく
必死 に 走って 、 ようやく 前 の 車 に 追いついた 。

I ran desperately and finally caught up with the car in front.

死 し
彼 は 死 を 恐れず に 、 危険 な 任務 に 挑んだ 。

He braved the danger without fearing death and took on the mission.

生 せい
彼 は 生 と 死 について 深く 考えている 。

He is thinking deeply about life and death.

死体 したい
警察 は 森 の 中 で 身元不明 の 死体 を 発見 した 。

The police discovered an unidentified body in the forest.

死者 ししゃ
今回 の 事故 で 、 十 名 の 死者 が 確認された 。

Ten deaths were confirmed in this accident.

呪術 じゅじゅつ
彼 は 古代 の 呪術 を 使って 、 死者 を 蘇らせようとした

He attempted to resurrect the dead using ancient sorcery.

死亡 しぼう
その 事故 で 多く の 人 が 死亡 した 。

Many people died in that accident.

Example Vocabulary

死ぬ

しぬ

to die, to pass away

必死

ひっし

desperate; frantic; inevitable death

死

し

death; mortality

死体

したい

dead body; corpse

死者

ししゃ

deceased person; the dead; victims

死亡

しぼう

death, mortality

死に

しに

death; dying

死神

しにがみ

Grim Reaper / God of Death

必死になって

ひっしになって

desperately; frantically

死人

しにん

dead person; deceased

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