死 — 6 strokes ／ Radical「歹」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 6 strokes ／ Radical「歹」
- On
- シ
- Kun
- し(ぬ)
- Meaning
- death, to die
Origin
歹 (bones of the dead) + 匕 (a kneeling person) beside them, showing the end of life: death.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| シ | 死亡・死角・必死 |
|---|---|
| しぬ | 死ぬ・死に絶える |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 死亡しぼう
death
- 必死ひっし
desperate, frantic
Example
花が かれて 死んで しまった。
The flower withered and died.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)