JLPT N4 · 6 strokes
Kanji 死: "death, die"
The kanji 死 means "death, die". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read シ in on'yomi and し.ぬ, し.に- in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
し.ぬし.に-
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | death, die |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 229 of 2,501 |
Common words with 死
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 死ぬto die; to pass away · to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead
- 必死frantic; frenetic; desperate · inevitable death
- 死death · (an) out
- 死体dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
- 死亡death; dying; mortality
- 死者dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
- 死にmort, agonie · mort, inutile
- 死人corpse; dead person
- 必死になってdesperately; for one's dear life
- 死後after death
- 死ぬほどto death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad
- 生死life and death; life or death · samsara (cycle of death and rebirth)
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