Word Meaning 死にそう

しにそう shinisou

死にそう is read as しにそう (shinisou) and means at some limit (pain, hunger, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. at some limit (pain, hunger, etc.)
  2. at the point of death
  3. almost dead
  4. about to die

Reading

Kana

しにそう

Romaji

shinisou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 102922 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

死ぬまで戦う

しぬまでたたかう

to fight to the last (death)

死人

しにん

corpse

死体

したい

dead body

死者

ししゃ

dead person

死去

しきょ

death

死ぬ

しぬ

to cease

死生

しせい

life and death

死語

しご

dead language

(an) out

死後

しご

after death

死に体

しにたい

hopeless situation

死海

しかい

Dead Sea

Example Sentences

10

しょくぶつがみずぶそくでしにそうだ。

The plant looks like it is going to die from lack of water.

I'm freezing to death.

I'm dying.

I'm bored to death.

I'm so tired I could die.

I am bored to death.

I'm starving!

My back is killing me.

I'm dying of thirst at the moment.

I'm starving!