死ぬ

• 読み: しぬ
• ローマ字: shinu
• 漢字の分解: 死 (shi/shi) — death, to die
• 発音: /ɕi.nɯ/

意味

To die; to pass away. The only Japanese verb ending in ぬ that follows regular conjugation.

A Group 1 (godan) verb and the only modern Japanese verb ending in ぬ (死んで, 死んだ, 死にます). While direct, it is commonly used in everyday speech. Polite alternatives include 亡くなる (to pass away) for formal or sensitive contexts. Also used casually in hyperbole: 疲れて死にそう (I'm so tired I could die).

例文

1. その花は水がなくて死んでしまった。
2. 暑くて死にそうです。
3. 祖父は90歳で亡くなりました。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, hyperbole, life events

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 死 combines 歹 (bones/death) with 匕 (a person), representing a person reduced to bones. One of the most ancient kanji concepts, found in the earliest Chinese oracle bone inscriptions.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal