死 Kanji – death
The Japanese kanji 死 can mean death, die.
Meaning and Readings
How is 死 read?
死 has the onyomi reading シ and the kunyomi readings しぬ, しに-.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shi, shinu, shini.
Common Japanese Words Using 死
These common Japanese words contain 死. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 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, recovering from a hopeless situation, resuscitation, revitalization
- 急死（きゅうし） — sudden death
- 枯死（こし） — withering, dying
- 死（し） — death
- 死ぬ（しぬ） — to die, to pass away
- 死因（しいん） — cause of death
- 死活（しかつ） — life and death, life or death
- 死球（しきゅう） — pitch that hits the batter
- 死去（しきょ） — death, decease, passing away