Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 死


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Meaning

death, die

Pronunciation

SHI
shinu

Explanation

Left: Bones (vertebrae or rib), right: sitting person under the ground

Mnemonic

Under the earth are already the bones of a sitting person. This means death.

Radicals

bare bone(Bones (vertebrae or rib) and sitting person under ground .)
sitting person(The Radical sajinohi means "spoon". But due to its appearance is typically used as a "sitting person". In few cases however, it is understood as claws (i.e. of a bear).)
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Vocabulary

死ぬ しぬ to die
死体 したい corpse
死骸 しがい dead body
必死 ひっし inevitable death, desperation, frantic
死亡 しぼう death, mortality
死刑 しけい death penalty, capital punishment
生死 せいし life and death

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