死
死
death, die
6 strokesFrequency 229JLPT N3Grade 3
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Dictionary
Common Words
1
Irregular nu verb
to die; to pass away
Examples
その少年は死んだものとしてあきらめられた。
The boy was given up for dead.
2
Irregular nu verb
to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead
3
Irregular nu verb
to cease; to stop
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Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
frantic; frenetic; desperate
Examples
その奴隷は必死に逃げた。
The slave ran for his life.
ジェフとミアは何とか離婚だけは避けようと必死になっている。
Jeff and Mia are making a last ditch effort to avoid a divorce.
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Common noun
inevitable death
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Common noun; Shogi
brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
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death
Examples
人は生まれるやいなや、死に向かう。
As soon as man is born, he begins to die.
2
Baseball
(an) out
3
Historical term
death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
1
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
Examples
死体解剖の結果、絞殺と判明しました。
The postmortem showed that she had been strangled.
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death; dying; mortality
Examples
我々は彼の死亡のニュースにショックを受けた。
We were shocked at the news of his death.
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dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
Examples
その事故の犠牲者数は死者５名、負傷者１００名であった。
The toll from the accident was 5 persons dead and 100 persons injured.
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corpse; dead person
Examples
久夫は死人のように青ざめた顔色をしていた。
Hisao's face was as pale as that of a corpse.
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after death
Examples
彼は妻の死後、何年も生きながらえていた。
After his wife died, he lived for quite a few more years.
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