Word details

死に損なう

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 死に損なう.

Dictionary

Entry

死に損なう死にそこなうにそこなIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #41768
1

to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to survive (when one should have died)

2

to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to narrowly escape death

3

to survive (when others died); to outlive others

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

death, die

6 strokesFrequency 229JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

し.ぬし.に-

damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure

13 strokesFrequency 807JLPT N2Grade 5

On

ソン

Kun

そこ.なうそこな.う-そこ.なうそこ.ねる-そこ.ねる

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