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今日の漢字
Grade 3JLPT N4

death, die

6 strokes · frequency rank #229

On
Kun
し.ぬ、し.に-

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Common words

  1. death1
    • As soon as man is born, he begins to die.

    • Bases loaded, two outs in the ninth inning.

    • His death is a great loss.

  2. ししゃdead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties2
    • The toll from the accident was 5 persons dead and 100 persons injured.

    • Speak well of the dead.

    • There were three deaths in the car crash.

  3. のうしbrain death3
    • However, if he is brain-dead, he will never think, speak, or hear again.

    • Students discussed the problem of brain death for a long time.

    • The doctors tell you that he is brain-dead.

  4. にしtwo out; two down (and one to go)4
  5. しぼうdeath; dying; mortality5
    • We were shocked at the news of his death.

    • An announcement of his death appeared in the newspapers.

    • Many people were killed in the accident.

  6. ひっしfrantic; frenetic; desperate6
    • The slave ran for his life.

    • Jeff and Mia are making a last ditch effort to avoid a divorce.

    • He ran for his life.

  7. しけいdeath penalty; capital punishment7
    • That crime is punishable by death.

    • He was condemned to death.

    • He was sentenced to death.

  8. しきょdeath; decease; passing away8
    • Dr. Yukawa, the Nobel prize winner, died in 1981.

    • I read about his death in the paper.

    • The whole nation was sad to hear that their king died.

  9. したいdead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass9
    • The postmortem showed that she had been strangled.

    • The drowned body has not been recovered.

    • A bear will not touch a dead body.

  10. しごafter death10
    • After his wife died, he lived for quite a few more years.

    • Ten years have gone by since his death.

    • She went mad after the death of her son.

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