305.死


1. Meaning and Reading

  • death, die
  • Onyomi :
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2. Kanji Explanation

  • 歹 : corpse
  • 匕 : crouching person

From the image of a person (匕) collapsing in grief beside a corpse (歹), it came to mean ‘to die’ and ‘death’.

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3. Example Words

死ぬ しぬ
to die

People inevitably die.

死体 したい
corpse

A corpse was discovered.

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