JLPT N5 Beginner
死ぬ
To die or cease to exist.
Readings
Other forms
死にます polite form
死んだ plain past
死んで te-form
死なない plain negative
亡くなる nakunaru, polite euphemism
お亡くなりになる onakunari ni naru, honorific euphemism
1 Verb (Intransitive)
To die (Literal)
Describes the biological cessation of life in living organisms.
Example
A あの 俳優 、 最近 見ない ね 。
B 交通 事故 で 死んだ らしい よ 。
[A:] I haven't seen that actor recently. [B:] I heard he died in a traffic accident.
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2 Verb (Intransitive)
To be dead (Figurative)
Indicates a loss of function, utility, or liveliness in inanimate objects or abstract states.
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