死 – death, die

6 strokesTaught in grade 3#229 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 死 means death, die. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シ (shi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is し.ぬ、し.に- (shinu, shini). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 歹 (no. 78).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シ	shi
Kun’yomi	し.ぬ	shinu
Kun’yomi	し.に-	shini

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 歹 (Kangxi radical 78). Components: 一・夕・匕・歹.

Words using 死

死ぬしぬto die死しdeath死亡しぼうdeath必死ひっしfrantic死体したいdead body死刑しけいdeath penalty生死せいしlife and death

Example sentences

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.

Tatoeba #209091

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.

Tatoeba #144470

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.

Tatoeba #185608

Kanji with the same radical

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