THE KANJI · N4 · 6 strokes
死
Death ; Die
Readings on: シ
Kun readings: し.ぬ・し.に-
死 — dead
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.
- 死亡 — death; death; death Word card → Source
- 必死 — hope; frantic; certain death Word card → Source
- 死去 — dead Source
- 死体 — body Source
- 水死 — drowning Source
- 死人 — dead (body) Source