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死に水を取る

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 死に水を取る.

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Entry

死に水を取るしにみずをとるExpressionGodan verbFreq #168076
1

to wet the lips of a dying person; to attend someone's last moments

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

death, die

6 strokesFrequency 229JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

し.ぬし.に-

water

4 strokesFrequency 223JLPT N4Grade 1

On

スイ

Kun

みずみず-

Nanori

うずずみみさみつみなみん

take, fetch, take up

8 strokesFrequency 122JLPT N2Grade 3

On

シュ

Kun

と.ると.りと.り-とり-ど.り

Nanori

どる

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