死
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 死
1
death
Examples
人は生まれるやいなや、死に向かう。
As soon as man is born, he begins to die.
2
Baseball
(an) out
3
Historical term
death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
Kanji in this Word
死
6 strokes
Frequency: 229
JLPT N3
Grade 3
Meanings
death
die
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
し.ぬ
し.に-
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