meaning of kanji
- death
- decease
- death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)
- (an) out
hiragana | し |
drawing of kanji | 死 |
reading of kanji | si |
stroke order

definition
Noun
- release, exit, passing, expiration, loss, going, departure
- 死の婉曲表現
- (euphemistic expressions for death)
- thousands mourned his passing 何千人もが彼の死を悼んだ
- decease, death, expiry
- 死ぬことやこの世から旅立つこと
- (the event of dying or departure from life)
- her death came as a terrible shock 彼女の死はひどいショックだった
- upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren あなたが亡くなったら資本は孫に譲渡される
- death
- 死を擬人化したもの
- (the personification of death)
- Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city 疫病で町の通りの至る所に死体があった
- death
- 生物や生物の一部においてあらゆる生命機能が永久に停止すること
- (the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism)
- the animal died a painful death その動物は苦しんで死んだ
- death, last
- 人生が終わる時
- (the time at which life ends)
- she stayed until his death 彼女は彼が死ぬまで滞在した
- a struggle to the last 最後まで戦うこと
meaning of kanji
- (human) life (i.e. conception to death)
hiragana | じんせい |
drawing of kanji | 人生 |
reading of kanji | zinsei |
meaning of kanji
- brain death
hiragana | のうし |
drawing of kanji | 脳死 |
reading of kanji | nousi |
meaning of kanji
- death
- mortality
- to die
- to pass away
hiragana | しぼう |
drawing of kanji | 死亡 |
reading of kanji | si bou |
meaning of kanji
- death
hiragana | しきょ |
drawing of kanji | 死去 |
reading of kanji | siki xyo |
meaning of kanji
- death penalty
- capital punishment
hiragana | しけい |
drawing of kanji | 死刑 |
reading of kanji | sike i |
meaning of kanji
- after death
hiragana | しご |
drawing of kanji | 死後 |
reading of kanji | si go |
meaning of kanji
- cause of death
hiragana | しいん |
drawing of kanji | 死因 |
reading of kanji | si i n |
meaning of kanji
- 49th day after death
hiragana | しちしちにち |
drawing of kanji | 七七日 |
reading of kanji | si ti si ti ni ti |
meaning of kanji
- death rate
- mortality
hiragana | しぼうりつ |
drawing of kanji | 死亡率 |
reading of kanji | si bou ritu |
meaning of kanji
- death in battle
- killed in action
hiragana | せんぼつ |
drawing of kanji | 戦没 |
reading of kanji | sen bo tu |
meaning of kanji
- shooting to death
hiragana | しゃさつ |
drawing of kanji | 射殺 |
reading of kanji | si xya satu |
meaning of kanji
- after death
- posthumously
hiragana | ぼつご |
drawing of kanji | 没後 |
reading of kanji | bo tugo |
meaning of kanji
- death by fire
hiragana | しょうし |
drawing of kanji | 焼死 |
reading of kanji | syou si |
meaning of kanji
- death by drowning
hiragana | すいし |
drawing of kanji | 水死 |
reading of kanji | sui si |
meaning of kanji
- life and death
- samsara (cycle of death and rebirth)
- death
hiragana | せいし |
drawing of kanji | 生死 |
reading of kanji | sei si |
meaning of kanji
- life and death
- life or death
hiragana | しかつ |
drawing of kanji | 死活 |
reading of kanji | si katu |
meaning of kanji
- death in battle
hiragana | せんし |
drawing of kanji | 戦死 |
reading of kanji | sen si |
meaning of kanji
- death anniversary
hiragana | かいき |
drawing of kanji | 回忌 |
reading of kanji | kai ki |
meaning of kanji
- death from disease
- death from illness
hiragana | びょうし |
drawing of kanji | 病死 |
reading of kanji | byou si |
meaning of kanji
- anniversary of a person’s death
- monthly return of the date of someone’s death
hiragana | めいにち |
drawing of kanji | 命日 |
reading of kanji | mei ni ti |
meaning of kanji
- life or death
- existence
- destiny
hiragana | そんぼう |
drawing of kanji | 存亡 |
reading of kanji | son bou |
meaning of kanji
- sudden death
hiragana | きゅうし |
drawing of kanji | 急死 |
reading of kanji | kyuu si |
meaning of kanji
- life and death
hiragana | しせい |
drawing of kanji | 死生 |
reading of kanji | si sei |
meaning of kanji
- death
- rejection (of a manuscript, etc.)
- lacking
- without
hiragana | ぼつ |
drawing of kanji | 没 |
reading of kanji | bo tu |
meaning of kanji
- stabbing to death
- putting out
hiragana | しさつ |
drawing of kanji | 刺殺 |
reading of kanji | si satu |
meaning of kanji
- time of death
hiragana | しき |
drawing of kanji | 死期 |
reading of kanji | siki |
meaning of kanji
- life or death struggle
- mortal combat
- struggle to the death
hiragana | しとう |
drawing of kanji | 死闘 |
reading of kanji | si tou |
meaning of kanji
- first anniversary of a person’s death
hiragana | いっしゅうき |
drawing of kanji | 一周忌 |
reading of kanji | ixtu syuu ki |
meaning of kanji
- behind
- rear
- after
- later
- after one’s death
- remainder
- the rest
- descendant
- successor
- heir
- more (e.g. five more minutes)
- left
- also
- in addition
- past
- previous
hiragana | あと |
drawing of kanji | 後 |
reading of kanji | ato |
meaning of kanji
- sky
- heaven
- svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth)
- deva (divine being of Buddhism)
hiragana | てん |
drawing of kanji | 天 |
reading of kanji | ten |
meaning of kanji
- frantic
- frenetic
- desperate
- inevitable death
- brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
hiragana | ひっし |
drawing of kanji | 必死 |
reading of kanji | hixtu si |
meaning of kanji
- unhappiness
- sorrow
- misfortune
- disaster
- accident
- death (usu. of a relative)
- bereavement
hiragana | ふこう |
drawing of kanji | 不幸 |
reading of kanji | huko u |
meaning of kanji
- cut end
- edge (of a page, etc.)
- small amount
- small sum
- beginning
- clue
- tiger’s den
- jaws of death
- dangerous place
hiragana | こぐち |
drawing of kanji | 小口 |
reading of kanji | ko guti |
meaning of kanji
- to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours)
- to advance
- to hasten (e.g. one’s death)
- to expedite
- to precipitate
- to quicken (e.g. one’s step)
- to speed up
- to accelerate
hiragana | はやめる |
drawing of kanji | 早める |
reading of kanji | ha yameru |
meaning of kanji
- inheritance tax
- death duty
hiragana | そうぞくぜい |
drawing of kanji | 相続税 |
reading of kanji | sou zo ku ze i |
meaning of kanji
- work-related injury
- work-related illness
- work-related death
- on-the-job accident
- workers’ compensation insurance
hiragana | ろうさい |
drawing of kanji | 労災 |
reading of kanji | rou sai |
meaning of kanji
- one’s last moment
- one’s death
- one’s end
hiragana | さいご |
drawing of kanji | 最期 |
reading of kanji | saigo |
meaning of kanji
- criminal condemned to death
- convict on death row
hiragana | しけいしゅう |
drawing of kanji | 死刑囚 |
reading of kanji | si kei syuu |
meaning of kanji
- the deceased
- deaths
- persons killed
hiragana | しぼうしゃ |
drawing of kanji | 死亡者 |
reading of kanji | si bousi xya |
meaning of kanji
- deep pool
- deep water
- abyss
- depths (e.g. of despair, etc.)
- grip (e.g. of death)
hiragana | ふち |
drawing of kanji | 淵 |
reading of kanji | huti |
meaning of kanji
- sleep
- sleeping
- inactivity
- death
hiragana | ねむり |
drawing of kanji | 眠り |
reading of kanji | nemuri |
meaning of kanji
- autopsy
- inquest
- investigation of death
hiragana | けんし |
drawing of kanji | 検視 |
reading of kanji | ken si |
meaning of kanji
- (death from) starvation
- starving to death
hiragana | がし |
drawing of kanji | 餓死 |
reading of kanji | gasi |
meaning of kanji
- revival from the brink of death
- recovering from a hopeless situation
- resuscitation
- revitalization
hiragana | きしかいせい |
drawing of kanji | 起死回生 |
reading of kanji | ki sikai sei |
meaning of kanji
- self-immolation
- burning oneself to death
- suicide by fire
hiragana | しょうしんじさつ |
drawing of kanji | 焼身自殺 |
reading of kanji | syo u sinzi satu |
meaning of kanji
- to fall completely silent
- to become still as death
hiragana | しずまりかえる |
drawing of kanji | 静まり返る |
reading of kanji | si zu mari kaeru |
meaning of kanji
- to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves)
- to scatter
- to be dispersed
- to disappear
- to dissolve
- to break up
- to spread
- to run
- to blur
- to die a noble death
hiragana | ちる |
drawing of kanji | 散る |
reading of kanji | tiru |
meaning of kanji
- casualties
- injuries and deaths
hiragana | ししょう |
drawing of kanji | 死傷 |
reading of kanji | si syo u |
meaning of kanji
- critical condition
- being on the verge of death
hiragana | きとく |
drawing of kanji | 危篤 |
reading of kanji | ki toku |
meaning of kanji
- lifeline
- matter of life or death
- indispensable thing
- life line (in palm reading)
hiragana | せいめいせん |
drawing of kanji | 生命線 |
reading of kanji | sei mei se n |
meaning of kanji
- to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause)
- to pin down
- to ascertain
- to locate
- to identify
- to stab to death
hiragana | つきとめる |
drawing of kanji | 突き止める |
reading of kanji | tuki tomeru |
meaning of kanji
- to escape (disaster, death, etc.)
- to be saved from
- to be rescued from
- to avoid (e.g. punishment)
- to evade (e.g. responsibility)
- to avert
- to elude
- to be exempted from
hiragana | まぬがれる |
drawing of kanji | 免れる |
reading of kanji | manugareru |
meaning of kanji
- death by shooting
hiragana | じゅうさつ |
drawing of kanji | 銃殺 |
reading of kanji | zyuu satu |
meaning of kanji
- sad news
- news of a death
- death notice
hiragana | ひほう |
drawing of kanji | 悲報 |
reading of kanji | hi hou |
meaning of kanji
- death
hiragana | しぼつ |
drawing of kanji | 死没 |
reading of kanji | sibo tu |
meaning of kanji
- news of a person’s death
- obituary
hiragana | ふほう |
drawing of kanji | 訃報 |
reading of kanji | hu hou |
meaning of kanji
- mass for the dead
- Buddhist service held on the anniversary of someone’s death
hiragana | ついぜん |
drawing of kanji | 追善 |
reading of kanji | tui zen |
meaning of kanji
- grave marker
- gravestone
- headstone
- writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
hiragana | ぼひょう |
drawing of kanji | 墓標 |
reading of kanji | bo hyou |
meaning of kanji
- crushing to death
hiragana | あっし |
drawing of kanji | 圧死 |
reading of kanji | assi |
meaning of kanji
- (state of) apparent death
- suspended animation
hiragana | かし |
drawing of kanji | 仮死 |
reading of kanji | kasi |
meaning of kanji
- death
hiragana | せいきょ |
drawing of kanji | 逝去 |
reading of kanji | sei ki xyo |
meaning of kanji
- unnatural death
- accidental death
- violent death
hiragana | へんし |
drawing of kanji | 変死 |
reading of kanji | hen si |
meaning of kanji
- death by hanging
- execution by hanging
hiragana | こうしゅけい |
drawing of kanji | 絞首刑 |
reading of kanji | kou si xyu kei |
meaning of kanji
- sixth anniversary of a death
hiragana | しちかいき |
drawing of kanji | 七回忌 |
reading of kanji | si tika iki |
meaning of kanji
- after one’s death
hiragana | なきあと |
drawing of kanji | 亡き後 |
reading of kanji | naki ato |
meaning of kanji
- honourable defeat
- honorable defeat
- honourable death
- honorable death
- death without surrender
- trying but being utterly beaten
- being completely rejected when professing one’s love
hiragana | ぎょくさい |
drawing of kanji | 玉砕 |
reading of kanji | gyoku sai |
meaning of kanji
- preparedness for death
- do-or-die spirit
hiragana | けっし |
drawing of kanji | 決死 |
reading of kanji | kextu si |
meaning of kanji
- the public
- the street (e.g. “word on the street”)
- street
- district
- quarters
- location (e.g. of a battle)
- scene (e.g. of carnage)
- divide (e.g. between life and death)
- fork (in a road)
- crossroads
hiragana | ちまた |
drawing of kanji | 巷 |
reading of kanji | timata |
meaning of kanji
- second anniversary of a death
hiragana | さんかいき |
drawing of kanji | 三回忌 |
reading of kanji | san ka iki |
meaning of kanji
- samsara
- cycle of death and rebirth
- being reborn
- reincarnation
hiragana | りんね |
drawing of kanji | 輪廻 |
reading of kanji | rinne |
meaning of kanji
- instant death
hiragana | そくし |
drawing of kanji | 即死 |
reading of kanji | so kusi |
meaning of kanji
- to look out on
- to overlook
- to front onto
- to face (a situation, crisis, etc.)
- to meet (e.g. death)
- to be confronted by
- to deal with (an issue)
- to attend (e.g. a function)
- to appear (e.g. in court)
- to be present at
- to take part in
hiragana | のぞむ |
drawing of kanji | 臨む |
reading of kanji | nozomu |
meaning of kanji
- deathbed
- dying hour
- one’s death
hiragana | りんじゅう |
drawing of kanji | 臨終 |
reading of kanji | rin zyuu |
meaning of kanji
- narrowly averting death
hiragana | きゅうし |
drawing of kanji | 九死 |
reading of kanji | kyuu si |
meaning of kanji
- forty-ninth day after a person’s death
hiragana | しじゅうくにち |
drawing of kanji | 四十九日 |
reading of kanji | sizyuu kuni ti |
meaning of kanji
- the next world
- the hereafter
- life after death
hiragana | らいせ |
drawing of kanji | 来世 |
reading of kanji | ra ise |
meaning of kanji
- capital punishment
- death penalty
- maximum penalty
- ultimate punishment
hiragana | きょっけい |
drawing of kanji | 極刑 |
reading of kanji | ki xyo kke i |
meaning of kanji
- to hang
- to droop
- to dangle
- to sag
- to lower
- to pull down
- to leave behind (at death)
- to give
- to confer
- to drip
- to ooze
- to trickle
- to drop
hiragana | たれる |
drawing of kanji | 垂れる |
reading of kanji | tareru |
meaning of kanji
- sudden death
hiragana | きゅうせい |
drawing of kanji | 急逝 |
reading of kanji | kyuu sei |
meaning of kanji
- accident resulting in personal injury or death (esp. traffic, rail, etc.)
hiragana | じんしんじこ |
drawing of kanji | 人身事故 |
reading of kanji | zi n sinzi ko |
meaning of kanji
- death from cold
- freezing to death
hiragana | とうし |
drawing of kanji | 凍死 |
reading of kanji | to usi |
meaning of kanji
- bringing certain death
- deadly
- knockout (blow)
hiragana | ひっさつ |
drawing of kanji | 必殺 |
reading of kanji | hixtu satu |
meaning of kanji
- to narrowly escape (e.g. death)
- to hang onto (life)
- to ascertain
- to make definite
hiragana | とりとめる |
drawing of kanji | 取り留める |
reading of kanji | toritomeru |
meaning of kanji
- peaceful death
hiragana | だいおうじょう |
drawing of kanji | 大往生 |
reading of kanji | dai o uzi xyo u |
meaning of kanji
- death (of a person)
hiragana | ぶっこ |
drawing of kanji | 物故 |
reading of kanji | buxtu ko |
meaning of kanji
- to stab to death
hiragana | さしころす |
drawing of kanji | 刺し殺す |
reading of kanji | sasi korosu |
meaning of kanji
- (whether) existent or non-existent
- life or death
hiragana | ぞんぴ |
drawing of kanji | 存否 |
reading of kanji | zo n pi |
meaning of kanji
- death from explosion
- death from bombing
- bombing (in sales)
- flopping
hiragana | ばくし |
drawing of kanji | 爆死 |
reading of kanji | baku si |
meaning of kanji
- dying
- (on the) verge of death
hiragana | ひんし |
drawing of kanji | 瀕死 |
reading of kanji | hin si |
meaning of kanji
- passing on to the next life
- death
- giving up a struggle
- submission
- being at one’s wits’ end
- being flummoxed
- coercion
hiragana | おうじょう |
drawing of kanji | 往生 |
reading of kanji | o uzi xyo u |
meaning of kanji
- one’s age at death
hiragana | きょうねん |
drawing of kanji | 享年 |
reading of kanji | kyou nen |
meaning of kanji
- borderline between life and death
- verge of death
- deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
hiragana | しせん |
drawing of kanji | 死線 |
reading of kanji | si se n |
meaning of kanji
- passing away
- death
- death poem (poem written during one’s final moments)
hiragana | じせい |
drawing of kanji | 辞世 |
reading of kanji | zi sei |
meaning of kanji
- unnatural death
- violent death
hiragana | ひごうのし |
drawing of kanji | 非業の死 |
reading of kanji | higo uno si |
meaning of kanji
- crushing to death
hiragana | あっさつ |
drawing of kanji | 圧殺 |
reading of kanji | axtu satu |
meaning of kanji
- death
- the next world
- to pass away
- to die
hiragana | たかい |
drawing of kanji | 他界 |
reading of kanji | takai |
meaning of kanji
- year of a person’s death
- one’s age at death
hiragana | ぼつねん |
drawing of kanji | 没年 |
reading of kanji | bo tu nen |
meaning of kanji
- narrow escape from death
hiragana | いのちびろい |
drawing of kanji | 命拾い |
reading of kanji | ino tibiro i |
meaning of kanji
- desperation
- struggle to the death
hiragana | しにものぐるい |
drawing of kanji | 死に物狂い |
reading of kanji | sini mono guru i |
meaning of kanji
- burning oneself (to death)
- self-immolation
hiragana | しょうしん |
drawing of kanji | 焼身 |
reading of kanji | syou sin |
meaning of kanji
- death agony
hiragana | だんまつま |
drawing of kanji | 断末魔 |
reading of kanji | da n matu ma |
meaning of kanji
- premature death
hiragana | ようせつ |
drawing of kanji | 夭折 |
reading of kanji | you setu |