Word Meaning 死に掛ける

しにかける shi ni kakeru

死に掛ける is read as しにかける (shi ni kakeru) and means to be dying.

Meaning

English

  1. to be dying
  2. to be about to die
  3. to be close to death

Reading

Kana

しにかける

Romaji

shi ni kakeru

Writing Variants

  • 死にかける しにかける shinikakeru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 130432 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

死中に活を求める

しちゅうにかつをもとめる

to search for a way out of a potentially fatal situation

死に水を取る

しにみずをとる

to wet the lips of a dying person

死に変わる

しにかわる

to die and be reborn as something else

死一等を減ずる

しいっとうをげんずる

to commute a death sentence to life imprisonment

死に至る

しにいたる

to result in death

死に至らしめる

しにいたらしめる

to cause someone's death

死亡

しぼう

death

死産

しざん

stillbirth

死球

しきゅう

pitch that hits the batter

死因

しいん

cause of death