Word Meaning 死ぬ

しぬ shinu

死ぬ is read as しぬ (shinu) and means to cease.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

しぬ

Romaji

shinu

Writing Variants

死ぬたひぬ tahinu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Synonyms 逝く,永遠の眠りに就く,永久の眠りに就く,永眠する,お陀仏になる,帰らぬ人となる,消え入る,消える Antonyms 生きる,生まれる Related Words 死,亡くなる,死亡,逝去,故人,遺体,亡骸,葬儀 Rank 876 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

死生

しせい

life and death

死語

しご

dead language

死

し

(an) out

死後

しご

after death

死に体

しにたい

hopeless situation

死海

しかい

Dead Sea

死力

しりょく

desperate effort

死別

しべつ

bereavement

Example Sentences

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死ぬ前に一度そこへ行きたい。

しぬまえにいちどそこへいきたい。

I want to go there once before I die.

死ぬな！

Don't die.

死ぬもんか。

I won't die.

死ぬのが怖い。

I am afraid of dying.

人は必ず死ぬ。

Man is mortal.

死ぬかと思った。

I thought I was going to die.

死ぬ覚悟でやれ。

Do or die.

人は皆必ず死ぬ。

All men must die.

人間は必ず死ぬ。

Man is bound to die.

私は死ぬのが怖い。

I am afraid of dying.

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