Word details

死んだも同然

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 死んだも同然.

Dictionary

Entry

死んだも同然しんだもどうぜんExpressionFreq #52147
1

as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive

Examples
学ぶことをやめたら、人は死んだも同然である
The man who stops learning is as good as dead.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

death, die

6 strokesFrequency 229JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

し.ぬし.に-

same, agree, equal

6 strokesFrequency 15JLPT N3Grade 2

On

ドウ

Kun

おな.じ

sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well

12 strokesFrequency 401JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ゼンネン

Kun

しかしか.りしか.し

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