• 死しぬ — to die
• 死亡しぼう — death (formal)
• 死者ししゃ — the deceased
• 必死ひっし — desperate, frantic
• 死体したい — dead body, corpse
• 死角しかく — blind spot

死 is composed of the radical 歹 (meaning death or decay) and the component ヒ. It historically represents a person lying down or dying. The character expresses the idea of ending, particularly of life.

彼かれは戦争せんそうで死しにました。
He died in the war.

死しについて考かんがえることは生せいを深ふかく理解りかいすることにもつながる。
Thinking about death can lead to a deeper understanding of life.

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