| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 死 | し | シ |
Pronunciation: shi
How to Say It Outloud: shee
Usage: Common term for death
Example Sentence Japanese:
彼の死は私たちにとって大きな悲しみでした。
彼の死は私たちにとって大きな悲しみでした。Example Sentence English:His death was a great sorrow for us.
His death was a great sorrow for us.| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 亡くなる | なくなる | ナクナル |
Pronunciation: nakunaru
How to Say It Outloud: nah-koo-nah-roo
Usage: Polite way to say 'die'
Example Sentence Japanese:祖父が亡くなりました。
祖父が亡くなりました。Example Sentence English:My grandfather has passed away.
My grandfather has passed away.| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 逝去 | せいきょ | セイキョ |
Pronunciation: seikyo
How to Say It Outloud: say-kyo
Usage: Formal term for death
Example Sentence Japanese:彼の逝去は大きな喪失です。
彼の逝去は大きな喪失です。Example Sentence English:His passing is a great loss.
His passing is a great loss.| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 死亡 | しぼう | シボウ |
Pronunciation: shibou
How to Say It Outloud: shee-boh
Usage: Used in official and medical contexts
Example Sentence Japanese:事故で二人が死亡しました。
事故で二人が死亡しました。Example Sentence English:Two people died in the accident.
Two people died in the accident.| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 永眠 | えいみん | エイミン |
Pronunciation: eimin
How to Say It Outloud: ay-meen
Usage: Literally means 'eternal sleep'; used euphemistically
Example Sentence Japanese:彼は永眠しました。
彼は永眠しました。Example Sentence English:He has passed away.
He has passed away.Dictionary
死しCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- death
- (an) out
- death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
- Death
死亡しぼうCommon wordjlpt-n3
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- death; dying; mortality
死去しきょCommon word
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- death; decease; passing away
他界たかい
Noun- death; the next world
Intransitive verb
- to pass away; to die
逝去せいきょ
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- death; passing
死神しにがみ
Noun- god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
- Death (personification)
終わりおわりCommon wordjlpt-n4
Noun- end; ending; close; conclusion
- end of (one's) life; death
生死せいしCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- life and death; life or death
- samsara (cycle of death and rebirth)
- death
不幸ふこうCommon wordjlpt-n3
NounNa-adjective (keiyodoshi)
- unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; disaster; accident
- death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
死没しぼつ
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- death
死刑しけいCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- death penalty; capital punishment
- Capital punishment
往生おうじょうCommon word
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- passing on to the next life
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
- death
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
- giving up a struggle; submission
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
- being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
- coercion
死刑囚しけいしゅうCommon word
Noun- criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
- Death row
命日めいにちCommon word
Noun- anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
- Death anniversary
辞世じせい
Noun- passing away; death
- dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
- Death poem
棄世きせい
Noun- death
長逝ちょうせい
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- death; passing
終焉しゅうえんCommon word
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- end (of life); death; demise
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
- (peacefully) spending one's final years
永逝えいせい
NounSuru verb
- death; dying
帰幽きゆう
Noun- death
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