Meaning of 死亡 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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死亡JLPT 3
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Kana Readingしぼう
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Romajishibō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- death; mortality
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- Parts of speech
- noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- to die; to pass away
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Example Sentences
死亡, しぼう used in context
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死亡事例が19件と全体の20％を超えており、過労死の深刻な実態が浮き彫りになった。
With 19 cases of death forming over 20% of the whole, the grave reality of overwork-deaths has been thrown into relief.
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It is a consolation that no one was killed.
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Many people were killed in the plane accident.
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He received a telegram saying that his mother had died.
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An announcement of his death appeared in the newspapers.
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His wife was killed in the accident.
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Kanji found in this word
deceased, the late, dying, perish
On: ボウ, モウ
Kun: な.い, な.き-, ほろ.びる, ほろ.ぶ, ほろ.ぼす
3 strokes
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