N4
死 meaning and readings
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Kanji
死
N4
- Meaning
- death, die
- Onyomi
- シ
- Kunyomi
- し(ぬ)
- Formula
- 死 = 歹 + 匕。
Story
死 is analyzed as a combination of 歹 (corpse), 匕 (person falling down) and denotes death, die.
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This kanji belongs to JLPT N4.
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