Word details

死亡

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 死亡.

Dictionary

Entry

死亡ぼうNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

death, die

6 strokesFrequency 229JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

し.ぬし.に-

deceased, the late, dying, perish

3 strokesFrequency 661JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ボウモウ

Kun

な.いな.き-ほろ.びるほろ.ぶほろ.ぼす

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