Kanji

death, die

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

歹部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

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.

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.

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.

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