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JLPT N3 · Noun

死 (shi)

死 (し, shi) is a Japanese noun meaning “death”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
し
Romaji
shi
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. death · noun
  2. (an) out · noun
  3. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments) · noun · hist

Example sentences

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

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 死

死
death, dieシ・し.ぬ・し.に- · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 死.

死ぬしぬto die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

Source: JMdict entry 1310720 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.