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shinu
godan verb, irregular nu verb, intransitive verb

English Meaning(s) for 死ぬ

godan verb, irregular nu verb, intransitive verb
  1. to die; to pass away
  2. to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead
  3. to cease; to stop

Definition and Synonyms for 死ぬ

Death the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
Synonyms: 一死, , 亡い, 寂滅, 往生, , 死に, 死ぬ, 死亡, 死没, , 絶命, 絶息, 辞世
Dead no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
Synonyms: 亡い, 亡う, 死ぬ
Slain killed
Synonyms: 死ぬ
Dead physically inactive
Synonyms: 動く, 死ぬ
Dead not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life
Synonyms: 死ぬ
Die disappear or come to an end
Synonyms: いく, こける, なくなる, 事切れる, 亡くなる, 卒する, 往生, へい死, 死ぬ
Go pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
Synonyms: いく, こもる, くたばる, はかなくなる, 上天, この世を去る, 世を去る, 事切れる, 亡くなる, 他界, 入定, 入寂, 入滅, 円寂, 卒する, 卒去, 天上, 失せる, 失命, 寂滅, 崩じる, 崩ずる, 崩御, 往生, 急死, 成仏, 旅立つ, 易簀, 果てる, へい死, おっ死ぬ, 死ぬ, 死する, 死亡, 死去, 死没, 永逝, 没する, 消える, 消え入る, 消え失せる, 滅する, 滅びる, 物故, 登仙, 眠る, 示寂, 空しくなる, 絶え入る, 絶命, 絶息, 絶え果てる, 落命, 薨ずる, 薨去, 身罷る, 逝去, 遠逝, 遷化, 長逝, お隠れになる, 隠る, 隠れる
Decease the event of dying or departure from life
Synonyms: デス, こもる, もしものこと, 一巻の終わり, 一死, 不帰, 不幸, 不祝儀, , 亡い, 人死に, 他界, 入滅, , 卒去, 召天, 寂滅, 往生, 御事, 昇天, 易簀, 最後, , 死に, 死ぬ, 死亡, 死出の旅, 死去, 死没, 永眠, , 無常の風, 物故, 登仙, 眠り, 眠る, 終わり, 終わる, 終焉, 絶命, 絶息, 落命, 薨去, 辞世, 逝去, 遷化, 長逝, 閉眼, 隠る, 隠れ, 隠れる
Dead no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
Synonyms: 死ぬ

Meanings for each kanji in 死ぬ

» death; die

Categories 死ぬ is a member of

Turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
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Vanish get lost, as without warning or explanation
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Change an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
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Organic Phenomenon a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 死ぬ

Conjugations for 死ぬ

masu stem
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shini
Negative stem
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shina
te-form
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shinde
Negative te-form
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shinanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
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shinanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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shinu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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shinanai
Past Indicative Form
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shinda
Past Indicative Negative Form
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shinanakatta
Presumptive Form
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shinou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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shinimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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shinimasen
Past Indicative Form
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shinimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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shinimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
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shinimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
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shinitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
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shinitakunai
Past Indicative Form
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shinitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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shinitakunakatta
Adjective stem
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shinita
te-form
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shinitakute
Negative te-form
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shinitakunakute
Adverbial Form
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shinitaku
Provisional Form
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shinitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
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shinitakunakereba
Conditional Form
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shinitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
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shinitakunakattara
Objective Form
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shinitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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shine
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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shininasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
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shineba
Present Indicative Negative Form
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shinanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
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shinanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
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shindara
Present Indicative Negative Form
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shinanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
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shindari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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shineru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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shinenai
Past Indicative Form
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shineta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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shinenakatta
masu-stem
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shine
te-form
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shinete
Negative te-form
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shinenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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shinemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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shinemasen
Past Indicative Form
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shinemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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shinemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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shinareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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shinarenai
Past Indicative Form
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shinareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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shinarenakatta
masu stem
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shinare
te-form
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shinarete
Negative te-form
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shinarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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shinaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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shinaremasen
Past Indicative Form
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shinaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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shinaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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shinaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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shinasenai
Past Indicative Form
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shinaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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shinasenakatta
masu stem
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shinase
te-form
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shinasete
Negative te-form
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shinasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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shinasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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shinasemasen
Past Indicative Form
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shinasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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shinasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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shinasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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shinasarenai
Past Indicative Form
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shinasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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shinasarenakatta
masu stem
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shinasare
te-form
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shinasarete
Negative te-form
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shinasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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shinasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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shinasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
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shinasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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shinasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
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shinan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
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shinazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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shinanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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shinazaru

Sample Sentences for 死ぬ

It's been five years since my father died.
It was yesterday that he died.
If the sun were to stop shining, all living things would die.
He died, so we might live.
Her heart broke when her husband died.

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