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死
死
6 strokes
Frequency: 229
JLPT N3
Grade 3

Meanings

death
die

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
し.ぬ
し.に-

Common Words

死ぬ
しぬ
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #166
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

必死
ひっし
Freq #779
1

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.
2

Common noun

inevitable death

3

Common noun; Shogi

brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

死
し
Noun
Freq #909
1

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)

死体
したい
屍体
Noun
Freq #3065
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.
死亡
しぼう
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #4240
1

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.
死者
ししゃ
Noun
Freq #4449
1

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.
死に
しに
Freq #4791
1

Common noun

dying; death

2

Noun, used as a prefix

dead; useless

3

Prefix

damned

死人
しにん
しびと
Noun
Freq #6382
1

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.
必死になって
ひっしになって
Expression
Freq #6716
1

desperately; for one's dear life

死後
しご
Adverb
Noun
Freq #7137
1

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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