死 (shinu) Kanji Meaning: "Death" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

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Drawing: A bone beside a ghost: death.

死 means death

die

A bone beside a ghost: death.

On'yomi

  • シshi

Kun'yomi

  • し(ぬ)shinu
  • し(に)shini

How it's built

  • 歹bones
  • 匕spoon

Common words

  • 死人しにんcorpse; dead person
  • 病死びょうしdeath from disease; death from illness
  • 死去しきょdeath; decease
  • 死体したいdead body; corpse

Through history

  1. Oracle bone script form of 死Oracle bone
  2. Bronze script form of 死Bronze
  3. Seal script form of 死Seal
  4. Today

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