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死ぬ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 死ぬ

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

Kanji in this Word

6 strokes
Frequency: 229
JLPT N3
Grade 3

Meanings

death
die

Readings

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