死
Death
Meanings
Death, Die
On'yomi
し
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
し.ぬ、 し.に-
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
死 is written in 6 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
死 (Death) is taught on WaniKani at level 6 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #229 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 6 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 6
Words using 死
安楽死あんらくしeuthanasia起死回生きしかいせいrevival from the brink of death急死きゅうしsudden death枯死こしwithering死しdeath死ぬしぬto die死因しいんcause of death死活しかつlife and death死球しきゅうpitch that hits the batter死去しきょdeath死刑しけいdeath penalty死刑囚しけいしゅうcriminal condemned to death死後しごafter death死語しごdead language死者ししゃdead person死傷者ししょうしゃcasualties
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