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THE WORD · N5

死ぬしぬ

die

Verbe · Group 1 verb

死にしにたい。

I want to die.

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Parts of speech

Group 1 verb (godan) · Intransitive

The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.

Verb group: Group 1 (godan)

Verb usage: intransit

English dictionary meanings

to die
to pass away
to lose spirit
to lose vigor
to look dead
to cease
to stop

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THE KANJI · N3 · 6 strokes

任

Responsibility ; Duty ; Term ; Entrust To ; Appoint

Readings on: ニン
Kun readings: まか.せる・まか.す

責任せきにん — liability

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

責任せきにん — duty; liability Word card → Source
辞任じにん — resignation Source
担任たんにん — load; laden Source
転任てんにん — displacement; transfer Source
後任こうにん — replacement; successor Source
任命にんめい — designation; appointment Source

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JLPT N5 79 Kanji

人Person 土Soil ; Earth 山Mountain 川Stream ; River 日Day ; Sun 月Month ; Moon 木Tree ; Wood 水Water 火Fire 本Book ; Present 学Study ; Learning 金Gold 食Eat ; Food 書Write 話Tale ; Talk 読Read 一One ; One Radical (no.1)七Seven 九Nine 二Two ; Two Radical (no. 7)入Enter ; Insert 八Eight ; Eight Radical (no. 12)十Ten 万Ten Thousand ; 10,000 三Three 上Above ; Up 下Below ; Down 千Thousand 大Large ; Big 女Woman ; Female 子Child ; Sign Of The Rat 小Little ; Small 中In ; Inside 五Five 今Now 六Six 円Circle ; Yen 午Noon ; Sign Of The Horse 友Friend 天Heavens ; Sky 父Father 出Exit ; Leave 北North 半Half ; Middle 右Right 四Four 外Outside 左Left 母Mother 生Life ; Genuine 白White 休Rest ; Day Off 先Before ; Ahead 名Name ; Noted 年Year ; Counter For Years 毎Every 気Spirit ; Mind 百Hundred 行Going ; Journey 西West ; Spain 何What 来Come ; Due 男Male 見See ; Hopes 車Car 国Country 東East 長Long ; Leader 雨Rain 前In Front ; Before 南South 後Behind ; Back 時Time ; Hour 校Exam ; School 高Tall ; High 間Interval ; Space 電Electricity 聞Hear ; Ask 語Word ; Speech

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Meanings, readings and stroke counts: KANJIDIC2. Examples: JMdict, with example translations written for this site. Data from EDRDG, under CC BY-SA 4.0 for the applicable data. Levels: Kanji-data, classification based on Jonathan Waller / Tanos. Detailed sources and modifications in the data notice.