屍

From Old Japanese. Found in the Man'yōshū, completed some time after 759 CE, and also cited to the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.
Appears to be a compound. Ultimate derivation unknown.


屍

Compound of 死 (shi, “death; dead”) + 屍 (kabane, “corpse”).
First cited to the late 1100s.

compound

2014 July 5, “オベリスクの巨(きょ)神(しん)兵(へい) [Obelisk the Giant God Soldier]”, in 決闘王の記憶 －決闘都市編－ [Memories of the Duel King: Battle City Edition], Konami:

Once this being descends with burning winds sweeping over the land, all living things shall turn into corpses.

その者、降臨せしむれば、灼熱の疾風大地に吹き荒れ、生きとし生ける者すべて屍とならん。

Sono mono, kōrinseshi mureba, shakunetsu no shippū daichi ni fukiare, ikitoshiikeru mono subete shikabane tonaran.


死

/si/ → /ɕi/
Appears to be a conflation of Middle Chinese 死 (MC sijX), with an Old Japanese root that happened to have a similar pronunciation to the Middle Chinese and was probably cognate with 去る (saru, “to go, to go away”). Compare modern Mandarin 死 (sǐ).
In kanji compounds, this would be considered as on'yomi; but on its own, this could be considered as either on'yomi or kun'yomi.

死勘定

dead account, trading account that has no activity

『死に至る病』

1925, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Aphorisms by a pygmy:

眠りは死よりも愉快である。少くとも容易には違いあるまい。

Nemuri wa shi yori mo yukai de aru. Sukunaku to mo yōi ni wa chigai aru mai.


魄

2004 June 15, Rumiko Takahashi, “第(だい)１話(わ) 試(し)作(さく) [Chapter 1: Prototypes]”, in 犬(いぬ)夜(や)叉(しゃ) [Inuyasha], volume 35 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 8:

Kon is the heart… in other words, the soul. And haku is the force that moves the body…

魂は心…つまり魂だ。そして魄は体を動かす力…

Kon wa kokoro… Tsumari tamashī da. Soshite haku wa karada o ugokasu chikara…

As long as it has this haku thing, even a soulless corpse can move.

魄ってやつがあれば、魂のない死骸でも動くんだな。

Haku tte yatsu ga areba, tamashī no nai shigai de mo ugoku n da na.

(religion, folklore) po (haku), the soul which does not leave the body after death, compared to hun (kon) which does.


冥土

(Buddhism) Hades; underworld; the world of the dead


死亡

死亡 (canonical)
shibō (romanization)
sibau (romanization)
しばう (hiragana historical)

死亡者数

死亡者数 しぼうしゃすう

死亡診断書

死亡診断書 しぼうしんだんしょ

死亡証明書

死亡証明書 しぼうしょうめいしょ

死亡証書

死亡証書 しぼうしょうしょ

死亡率

a death rate, rate of mortality, a fatality rate

死亡一時金

死亡一時金 しぼういちじきん

under the Japanese national pension system, a lump sum payment to surviving family members

a payment to the surviving family of a government official who died on the job


最期

彼は戦争で悲惨な最期を遂げた。

Kare wa sensō de hisan na saigo o togeta.

帝国の最期

death; downfall, collapse; end of life; last moment


亡くなる

ja-verb

亡(な)くなる • (naku naru) intransitive godan (stem 亡(な)くなり (naku nari), past 亡(な)くなった (naku natta))

亡くなる (canonical)
naku naru (romanization)
亡くなり (stem)
亡くなった (past)
亡くなら
なくなら
naku nara
亡くなり
なくなり
naku nari
亡くなる
なくなる
naku naru
亡くなれ
なくなれ
naku nare
亡くなられる (passive)
なくなられる (passive)
naku narareru (passive)
亡くならせる (causative)
亡くならす (causative)
なくならせる (causative)
なくならす (causative)
naku naraseru (causative)
naku narasu (causative)
亡くなれる (potential)
なくなれる (potential)
naku nareru (potential)
亡くなろう (volitional)
なくなろう (volitional)
naku narō (volitional)
亡くならない (negative)
なくならない (negative)
naku naranai (negative)
亡くならず (continuative negative)
なくならず (continuative negative)
naku narazu (continuative negative)
亡くなります (formal)
なくなります (formal)
naku narimasu (formal)
亡くなった (perfective)
なくなった (perfective)
naku natta (perfective)
亡くなって (conjunctive)
なくなって (conjunctive)
naku natte (conjunctive)
亡くなれば (conditional hypothetical)
なくなれば (conditional hypothetical)
naku nareba (conditional hypothetical)

[na̠kɯ̟ na̠ɾɯ̟]

The adverbial -く (-ku) form of adjective 無い (nai, “not, missing, not present”) + verb なる (naru, “to become”): literally, "to become not, to become nonexistent".
The 亡 spelling of the na- root of nai and naku naru is reserved for the meaning of "dead, gone".
Cognate with 無(な)くなる (naku naru).


怪死

怪死 (canonical)
kaishi (romanization)
kwaisi (romanization)
くわいし (hiragana historical)

1928, Unno Jūza, Denkiburo no Kaishi Jiken [The case of the mysterious death at the electric bath]:

Well, this way, the frightening case of the mysterious death in the “electric bath” has been fully solved with the arrest of the criminal.

さて、かくして怖るべき「電気風呂」の怪死事件は、犯人の捕縛と共に一切闡明されるに到った。

Sate, kaku shite osoru beki “denki buro” no kaishi jiken wa, hannin no hobaku to tomo ni issai senmei sareru ni itatta.


怪死

ja-verb-suru

怪(かい)死(し)する • (kaishi suru) ^(←くわいし (kwaisi)?)intransitive suru (stem 怪(かい)死(し)し (kaishi shi), past 怪(かい)死(し)した (kaishi shita))

怪死する (canonical)
kaishi suru (romanization)
kwaisi (romanization)
怪死し (stem)
怪死した (past)
怪死し
かいしし
kaishi shi
怪死する
かいしする
kaishi suru
怪死すれ
かいしすれ
kaishi sure
怪死せよ (imperative literary)
怪死しろ (colloquial imperative)
かいしせよ (imperative literary)
かいししろ (colloquial imperative)
kaishi seyo (imperative literary)
kaishi shiro (colloquial imperative)
怪死される (passive)
かいしされる (passive)
kaishi sareru (passive)
怪死させる (causative)
怪死さす (causative)
かいしさせる (causative)
かいしさす (causative)
kaishi saseru (causative)
kaishi sasu (causative)
怪死できる (potential)
かいしできる (potential)
kaishi dekiru (potential)
怪死しよう (volitional)
かいししよう (volitional)
kaishi shiyō (volitional)
怪死しない (negative)
かいししない (negative)
kaishi shinai (negative)
怪死せず (continuative negative)
かいしせず (continuative negative)
kaishi sezu (continuative negative)
怪死します (formal)
かいしします (formal)
kaishi shimasu (formal)
怪死した (perfective)
かいしした (perfective)
kaishi shita (perfective)
怪死して (conjunctive)
かいしして (conjunctive)
kaishi shite (conjunctive)
怪死すれば (conditional hypothetical)
かいしすれば (conditional hypothetical)
kaishi sureba (conditional hypothetical)


復活

ja-noun

復(ふっ)活(かつ) • (fukkatsu) ^(←ふくくわつ (fukukwatu)?)

復活 (canonical)
fukkatsu (romanization)
fukukwatu (romanization)
ふくくわつ (hiragana historical)

[ɸɯ̟̊k̚ka̠t͡sɨ]


命日

deathday (anniversary of a person's death)


必死

From 必 (hitsu, “necessary”) + 死 (shi, “death”).


往生

往(おう)生(じょう) • (ōjō)


葬式

葬(そう)式(しき) • (sōshiki) ^(←さうしき (sausiki)?)

葬式 (canonical)
sōshiki (romanization)
sausiki (romanization)
さうしき (hiragana historical)

funeral (ceremony to honour a deceased person)


黄泉竈食い

黄泉(よもつ)竈(へ)食(ぐ)い • (yomotsuhegui) ^(←よもつへぐひ (yomotufegufi)?)

黄泉竈食い (canonical)
yomotsuhegui (romanization)
yomotufegufi (romanization)
よもつへぐひ (hiragana historical)

Compound of 黄泉(よも) (yomo) + つ (tsu, genitive marker) + 竈食(へぐ)い (hegui).

ja-compound

712: Kojiki
爾伊邪那美命答白、悔哉、不速來。吾者爲黄泉戸喫。

720: Nihon Shoki
吾已湌泉之竃矣。 [...] 湌泉之竃、此云譽母都俳遇比

eating food prepared from the kettle in the underworld; it is believed that once this food is eaten, the dead may never return to the land of the living


瞑目

From Middle Chinese compound 瞑目 (meng? mjuwk, literally “closed eyes + eye”).
A mixed reading, using the kan'on for 瞑 (mei) and the goon for 目 (moku), so the reading likely shifted after the initial borrowing.
First cited to a work from 857.


木乃伊

ja-noun

木乃伊(みいら) or 木乃伊(ミイラ) • (mīra)

木乃伊 (canonical)
木乃伊 (canonical)
mīra (romanization)

Daijirin
Daijisen
Kyōsuke Kindaichi
Kōjien
Mummy
Shinmura Izuru
ja:ミイラ
ja:松村明

From Portuguese mirra (“myrrh, skeleton, mummy”) or Dutch mirre (“myrrh”).
The kanji spelling 木乃伊 is an example of jukujikun. This spelling was borrowed from Chinese 木乃伊 (mùnǎiyī, “mummy”). Some Japanese sources suggest that the Chinese term was a transliteration of Dutch mummie (with some stated concern that this derivation is doubtful), but it appears that the Dutch and Chinese terms are not directly related, though they may be cognates. See the Chinese entry for more.

a human or animal corpse mummified naturally, such as in a peat bog or desert


存否

presence or absence, life or death, existence or nonexistence


夭逝

夭逝 (canonical)
yōsei (romanization)
eusei (romanization)
えうせい (hiragana historical)

Ultimately from Chinese 夭逝 (literally “die young + die, pass away”), possibly as a learned borrowing from Chinese. Likely used as a slight orthographic variant of more-common and older synonym 夭折 (yōsetsu), adding the 辶 (chuò) element to the 折 character. Listed in some dictionaries as a synonym for 夭折 (yōsetsu) with more Chinese overtones.
First cited to 1935, compared to a first attestation of 756 CE for 夭折 (yōsetsu).

der

a premature death, dying while still young


とむらう

ja-verb

とむらう • (tomurau) ^(←とむらふ (tomurafu)?)transitive godan (stem とむらい (tomurai), past とむらった (tomuratta))

tomurau (romanization)
tomurafu (romanization)
とむらい (stem)
とむらった (past)
とむらわ
tomurawa
とむらい
tomurai
とむらう
tomurau
とむらえ
tomurae
とむらわれる (passive)
tomurawareru (passive)
とむらわせる (causative)
とむらわす (causative)
tomurawaseru (causative)
tomurawasu (causative)
とむらえる (potential)
tomuraeru (potential)
とむらおう (volitional)
tomuraō (volitional)
とむらわない (negative)
tomurawanai (negative)
とむらわず (continuative negative)
tomurawazu (continuative negative)
とむらいます (formal)
tomuraimasu (formal)
とむらった (perfective)
tomuratta (perfective)
とむらって (conjunctive)
tomuratte (conjunctive)
とむらえば (conditional hypothetical)
tomuraeba (conditional hypothetical)
とむらは (irrealis stem)
tomurafa (irrealis stem)
とむらひ (continuative stem)
tomurafi (continuative stem)
とむらふ (stem terminative)
tomurafu (stem terminative)
とむらふ (attributive stem)
tomurafu (attributive stem)
とむらへ (realis stem)
tomurafe (realis stem)
とむらへ (imperative stem)
tomurafe (imperative stem)
とむらはず (negative)
tomurafazu (negative)
とむらへど (contrastive)
tomurafedo (contrastive)
とむらへば (causative)
tomurafeba (causative)
とむらはば (conditional)
tomurafaba (conditional)
とむらひき (past)
tomurafiki (past)
とむらひけり (past)
tomurafikeri (past)
とむらひつ (perfect)
tomurafitu (perfect)
とむらひぬ (perfect)
tomurafinu (perfect)
とむらへり (continuative perfect)
とむらひたり (continuative perfect)
tomuraferi (continuative perfect)
tomurafitari (continuative perfect)
とむらはむ (volitional)
tomurafamu (volitional)

[to̞mɯ̟ɾa̠ɯ̟]


ご臨終

御(ご) (go-, “honorific prefix”) + 臨終(りんじゅう) (rinjū, “dying hour”)

ja-compound

deathbed, dying moment, dying hour, one's last breath


臨終

[ɾʲĩɲ̟d͡ʑɨː]

one's deathbed, dying moment, dying breath


検死

ja-verb-suru

検(けん)死(し)する • (kenshi suru) transitive suru (stem 検(けん)死(し)し (kenshi shi), past 検(けん)死(し)した (kenshi shita))

検死する (canonical)
kenshi suru (romanization)
検死し (stem)
検死した (past)
検死し
けんしし
kenshi shi
検死する
けんしする
kenshi suru
検死すれ
けんしすれ
kenshi sure
検死せよ (imperative literary)
検死しろ (colloquial imperative)
けんしせよ (imperative literary)
けんししろ (colloquial imperative)
kenshi seyo (imperative literary)
kenshi shiro (colloquial imperative)
検死される (passive)
けんしされる (passive)
kenshi sareru (passive)
検死させる (causative)
検死さす (causative)
けんしさせる (causative)
けんしさす (causative)
kenshi saseru (causative)
kenshi sasu (causative)
検死できる (potential)
けんしできる (potential)
kenshi dekiru (potential)
検死しよう (volitional)
けんししよう (volitional)
kenshi shiyō (volitional)
検死しない (negative)
けんししない (negative)
kenshi shinai (negative)
検死せず (continuative negative)
けんしせず (continuative negative)
kenshi sezu (continuative negative)
検死します (formal)
けんしします (formal)
kenshi shimasu (formal)
検死した (perfective)
けんしした (perfective)
kenshi shita (perfective)
検死して (conjunctive)
けんしして (conjunctive)
kenshi shite (conjunctive)
検死すれば (conditional hypothetical)
けんしすれば (conditional hypothetical)
kenshi sureba (conditional hypothetical)


忙殺

ja-noun

忙(ぼう)殺(さつ) • (bōsatsu) ^(←ばうさつ (bausatu)?)

忙殺 (canonical)
bōsatsu (romanization)
bausatu (romanization)
ばうさつ (hiragana historical)


忙殺

ja-verb-suru

忙(ぼう)殺(さつ)する • (bōsatsu suru) ^(←ばうさつ (bausatu)?)suru (stem 忙(ぼう)殺(さつ)し (bōsatsu shi), past 忙(ぼう)殺(さつ)した (bōsatsu shita))

忙殺する (canonical)
bōsatsu suru (romanization)
bausatu (romanization)
忙殺し (stem)
忙殺した (past)
忙殺し
ぼうさつし
bōsatsu shi
忙殺する
ぼうさつする
bōsatsu suru
忙殺すれ
ぼうさつすれ
bōsatsu sure
忙殺せよ (imperative literary)
忙殺しろ (colloquial imperative)
ぼうさつせよ (imperative literary)
ぼうさつしろ (colloquial imperative)
bōsatsu seyo (imperative literary)
bōsatsu shiro (colloquial imperative)
忙殺される (passive)
ぼうさつされる (passive)
bōsatsu sareru (passive)
忙殺させる (causative)
忙殺さす (causative)
ぼうさつさせる (causative)
ぼうさつさす (causative)
bōsatsu saseru (causative)
bōsatsu sasu (causative)
忙殺できる (potential)
ぼうさつできる (potential)
bōsatsu dekiru (potential)
忙殺しよう (volitional)
ぼうさつしよう (volitional)
bōsatsu shiyō (volitional)
忙殺しない (negative)
ぼうさつしない (negative)
bōsatsu shinai (negative)
忙殺せず (continuative negative)
ぼうさつせず (continuative negative)
bōsatsu sezu (continuative negative)
忙殺します (formal)
ぼうさつします (formal)
bōsatsu shimasu (formal)
忙殺した (perfective)
ぼうさつした (perfective)
bōsatsu shita (perfective)
忙殺して (conjunctive)
ぼうさつして (conjunctive)
bōsatsu shite (conjunctive)
忙殺すれば (conditional hypothetical)
ぼうさつすれば (conditional hypothetical)
bōsatsu sureba (conditional hypothetical)

この仕事に忙殺されている。


遺骨

遺骨を納める場所

remains of a dead person, especially cremated remains


弔電

ja-noun

弔(ちょう)電(でん) • (chōden) ^(←てうでん (teuden)?)

弔電 (canonical)
chōden (romanization)
teuden (romanization)
てうでん (hiragana historical)

[t͡ɕo̞ːdẽ̞ɴ]


致死

非致死性兵器

非致死性兵器 ひちしせいへいき


夭折

夭(よう)折(せつ) • (yōsetsu) ^(←えうせつ (eusetu)?)

夭折 (canonical)
yōsetsu (romanization)
eusetu (romanization)
えうせつ (hiragana historical)

*/euset/ → /eusetu/ → /joːset͡su/
From Middle Chinese 夭折 (MC 'jewX tsyet, literally “die young + die young”).
First cited to a text from 756 CE.

ltc-l

(literary) a premature death, dying while still young


畜殺場

畜殺場 (canonical)
chikusatsuba (romanization)

畜殺 (chikusatsu, “slaughter”) + 場 (ba, “place”)


享年

享年 ３７


必殺

Appears to be from Middle Chinese compound 必殺 (MC pjit sreat, “certainly + kill”).


病死

ja-noun

病(びょう)死(し) • (byōshi) ^(←びやうし (byausi)?)

病死 (canonical)
byōshi (romanization)
byausi (romanization)
びやうし (hiragana historical)


死亡證明書

死(し)亡(ぼう)證(しょう)明(めい)書(しょ) • (shibō shōmeisho)

死亡證明書 (canonical)
shibō shōmeisho (romanization)


霊安室

霊安室 (canonical)
reianshitsu (romanization)

[ɾe̞ːã̠ɰ̃ɕi̥t͡sɨ]

morgue or mortuary, especially a morgue room in a hospital


死亡証明書

死(し)亡(ぼう)証(しょう)明(めい)書(しょ) • (shibō shōmeisho)

死亡証明書 (canonical)
shibō shōmeisho (romanization)

From 死亡 (“death”) + 証明書 (“certificate”).

出産証明書

出産証明書 しゅっさんしょうめいしょ


死後硬直

死(し)後(ご)硬(こう)直(ちょく) • (shigo kōchoku) ^(←しごかうちよく (sigo kautyoku)?)

死後硬直 (canonical)
shigo kōchoku (romanization)
sigo kautyoku (romanization)
しごかうちよく (hiragana historical)

[ɕiɡo̞ ko̞ːt͡ɕo̞kɯ̟]

Compound of 死(し)後(ご) (shigo, “after death”) + 硬(こう)直(ちょく) (kōchoku, “stiffness”). See also Korean 사후경직(死後硬直) (sahugyeongjik).


ワルキューレ

[β̞a̠ɾɯ̟kʲɨːɾe̞]


過労死

ja-noun

過(か)労(ろう)死(し) • (karōshi) ^(←くわらうし (kwarausi)?)

過労死 (canonical)
karōshi (romanization)
kwarausi (romanization)
くわらうし (hiragana historical)

→ Chinese: 過勞死 /过劳死 (guòláosǐ)

→ English: karoshi

→ Indonesian: karosi

→ Korean: 과로사(過勞死) (gwarosa)

Compound of 過(か)労(ろう) (karō, “overwork”) + 死(し) (shi, “death”).


溺死

ja-verb-suru

溺(でき)死(し)する • (dekishi suru) suru (stem 溺(でき)死(し)し (dekishi shi), past 溺(でき)死(し)した (dekishi shita))

溺死する (canonical)
dekishi suru (romanization)
溺死し (stem)
溺死した (past)
溺死し
できしし
dekishi shi
溺死する
できしする
dekishi suru
溺死すれ
できしすれ
dekishi sure
溺死せよ (imperative literary)
溺死しろ (colloquial imperative)
できしせよ (imperative literary)
できししろ (colloquial imperative)
dekishi seyo (imperative literary)
dekishi shiro (colloquial imperative)
溺死される (passive)
できしされる (passive)
dekishi sareru (passive)
溺死させる (causative)
溺死さす (causative)
できしさせる (causative)
できしさす (causative)
dekishi saseru (causative)
dekishi sasu (causative)
溺死できる (potential)
できしできる (potential)
dekishi dekiru (potential)
溺死しよう (volitional)
できししよう (volitional)
dekishi shiyō (volitional)
溺死しない (negative)
できししない (negative)
dekishi shinai (negative)
溺死せず (continuative negative)
できしせず (continuative negative)
dekishi sezu (continuative negative)
溺死します (formal)
できしします (formal)
dekishi shimasu (formal)
溺死した (perfective)
できしした (perfective)
dekishi shita (perfective)
溺死して (conjunctive)
できしして (conjunctive)
dekishi shite (conjunctive)
溺死すれば (conditional hypothetical)
できしすれば (conditional hypothetical)
dekishi sureba (conditional hypothetical)


脳死

脳死 (canonical)
nōshi (romanization)
nausi (romanization)
なうし (hiragana historical)


殺虫剤

殺虫剤 (canonical)
satchūzai (romanization)

From 殺虫 (satchū, “to kill insects”) + 剤 (-zai, “substance”).


殺虫

[sa̠t̚t͡ɕɨː]


ロシアンルーレット

[ɾo̞ɕia̠n̺ ɾɯ̟ːɾe̞t̚to̞]

Borrowed from English Russian roulette, influenced by ロシア (Roshia, “Russia”).


死にかける

ja-verb

死(し)にかける • (shinikakeru) ichidan (stem 死(し)にかけ (shinikake), past 死(し)にかけた (shinikaketa))

死にかける (canonical)
shinikakeru (romanization)
死にかけ (stem)
死にかけた (past)
死にかけ
しにかけ
shinikake
死にかける
しにかける
shinikakeru
死にかけれ
しにかけれ
shinikakere
死にかけよ (imperative literary)
死にかけろ (colloquial imperative)
しにかけよ (imperative literary)
しにかけろ (colloquial imperative)
shinikakeyo (imperative literary)
shinikakero (colloquial imperative)
死にかけられる (passive)
しにかけられる (passive)
shinikakerareru (passive)
死にかけさせる (causative)
死にかけさす (causative)
しにかけさせる (causative)
しにかけさす (causative)
shinikakesaseru (causative)
shinikakesasu (causative)
死にかけられる (potential)
死にかけれる (colloquial potential)
しにかけられる (potential)
しにかけれる (colloquial potential)
shinikakerareru (potential)
shinikakereru (colloquial potential)
死にかけよう (volitional)
しにかけよう (volitional)
shinikakeyō (volitional)
死にかけない (negative)
死にかけぬ (negative)
死にかけん (negative)
しにかけない (negative)
しにかけぬ (negative)
しにかけん (negative)
shinikakenai (negative)
shinikakenu (negative)
shinikaken (negative)
死にかけず (continuative negative)
しにかけず (continuative negative)
shinikakezu (continuative negative)
死にかけます (formal)
しにかけます (formal)
shinikakemasu (formal)
死にかけた (perfective)
しにかけた (perfective)
shinikaketa (perfective)
死にかけて (conjunctive)
しにかけて (conjunctive)
shinikakete (conjunctive)
死にかければ (conditional hypothetical)
しにかければ (conditional hypothetical)
shinikakereba (conditional hypothetical)

[ɕiɲ̟ika̠ke̞ɾɯ̟]

to be close to death; to be approaching death; to be about to die; to be dying


弔花

弔花 (canonical)
chōka (romanization)
teukwa (romanization)
てうくわ (hiragana historical)

flowers for mourning the deceased at funerals


刑場

ja-noun

刑(けい)場(じょう) • (keijō) ^(←けいぢやう (keidyau)?)

刑場 (canonical)
keijō (romanization)
keidyau (romanization)
けいぢやう (hiragana historical)

/keidjau/ → /keid͡ʑau/ → /keid͡ʑɔː/ → /keid͡ʑoː/
From Middle Chinese 刑場 (MC heng drjang).

execution ground; place to be killed, especially of convicts


紅蓮地獄

ja-pos

紅(ぐ)蓮(れん)地(じ)獄(ごく) • (Guren Jigoku) ^(←ぐれんぢごく (Gurendigoku)?)

紅蓮地獄 (canonical)
Guren Jigoku (romanization)
Gurendigoku (romanization)
ぐれんぢごく (hiragana historical)

[ɡɯ̟ɾe̞ɲ̟ d͡ʑiɡo̞kɯ̟]

Calque of Sanskrit पद्मनरक (Padma-naraka), equivalent to 紅蓮 (guren, “red/crimson lotus”) + 地獄 (jigoku, “Buddhist hell”).

compound

(Buddhism) the Hell of the Crimson Lotus; the Padma Hell (one of the eight cold hells in Buddhist eschatology)


遺髪

遺髪 (canonical)
ihatsu (romanization)
wifatu (romanization)
ゐはつ (hiragana historical)


鰥夫

鰥夫 (canonical)
kanpu (romanization)
kwanpu (romanization)
くわんぷ (hiragana historical)


存亡

存亡 (canonical)
sonbō (romanization)
sonbau (romanization)
そんばう (hiragana historical)

2017 July 14, “破(は)滅(めつ)の刻(とき) [Hour of Devastation]”, in 破滅の刻 [Hour of Devastation], Wizards of the Coast:

“Everything here exists or perishes at my whim. Including you, Gatewatch.”

「ここでは一切の存亡は我の手の上よ。おぬしらゲートウォッチもな。」

“Koko de wa issai no sonbō wa ware no te no ue yo. Onushira Gētowotchi mo na.”


冥王

冥王 (canonical)
Meiō (romanization)
Meiwau (romanization)
めいわう (hiragana historical)

聖闘士星矢 THE LOST CANVAS 冥王神話

Seinto Seiya Za Rosuto Kyanbasu Meiō Shinwa

Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas: Hadean Mythology

the King of the Underworld; either Hades/Pluto in ancient Greco-Roman mythology or King Yama in Hindu-Buddhist belief.


断末魔

断末魔 (canonical)
danmatsuma (romanization)

断(だん) (dan) + 末魔(まつま) (matsuma, from Sanskrit मर्मन् (marman, “mortal spot, vulnerable point”)). Originates in Buddhism.

ja-compound

from Sanskrit <i class="Deva mention" lang="sa">मर्मन्</i> (marman, “mortal spot, vulnerable point”)


追悼式

追悼式 (canonical)
tsuitōshiki (romanization)


乳幼児突然死症候群

ja-noun

にゅうようじ とつぜんし しょうこうぐん

乳(にゅう)幼(よう)児(じ)突(とつ)然(ぜん)死(し)症(しょう)候(こう)群(ぐん) • (nyūyōji totsuzenshi shōkōgun)

乳幼児突然死症候群 (canonical)
nyūyōji totsuzenshi shōkōgun (romanization)

乳幼児 (nyūyōji, “infant”) + 突然死 (totsuzenshi, “cardiac arrest”) + 症候群 (shōkōgun, “syndrome”)

com

sudden infant death syndrome
sudden infant death syndrome

ja:乳幼児突然死症候群


エレボス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἔρεβος (Érebos)


除草剤

ja-noun

除(じょ)草(そう)剤(ざい) • (josōzai) ^(←ぢよさうざい (dyosauzai)?)

除草剤 (canonical)
josōzai (romanization)
dyosauzai (romanization)
ぢよさうざい (hiragana historical)

From 除草 (josō, “weeding”) + 剤 (-zai, “substance”).


狂死

ja-noun

狂(きょう)死(し) • (kyōshi) ^(←きやうし (kyausi)?)

狂死 (canonical)
kyōshi (romanization)
kyausi (romanization)
きやうし (hiragana historical)


辞世

From Middle Chinese 辭世 (MC zi syejH, “to die, to pass away”). Compare modern Hokkien reading sî-sè.


首吊り

首吊り (canonical)
kubitsuri (romanization)

首吊り自殺


身投げ

From 身(み) (mi, “body”) + 投(な)げ (nage, “throwing”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 投(な)げる (nageru, “to throw”).). Literally, "throwing one's body".


永訣

ja-verb-suru

永(えい)訣(けつ)する • (eiketsu suru) suru (stem 永(えい)訣(けつ)し (eiketsu shi), past 永(えい)訣(けつ)した (eiketsu shita))

永訣する (canonical)
eiketsu suru (romanization)
永訣し (stem)
永訣した (past)
永訣し
えいけつし
eiketsu shi
永訣する
えいけつする
eiketsu suru
永訣すれ
えいけつすれ
eiketsu sure
永訣せよ (imperative literary)
永訣しろ (colloquial imperative)
えいけつせよ (imperative literary)
えいけつしろ (colloquial imperative)
eiketsu seyo (imperative literary)
eiketsu shiro (colloquial imperative)
永訣される (passive)
えいけつされる (passive)
eiketsu sareru (passive)
永訣させる (causative)
永訣さす (causative)
えいけつさせる (causative)
えいけつさす (causative)
eiketsu saseru (causative)
eiketsu sasu (causative)
永訣できる (potential)
えいけつできる (potential)
eiketsu dekiru (potential)
永訣しよう (volitional)
えいけつしよう (volitional)
eiketsu shiyō (volitional)
永訣しない (negative)
えいけつしない (negative)
eiketsu shinai (negative)
永訣せず (continuative negative)
えいけつせず (continuative negative)
eiketsu sezu (continuative negative)
永訣します (formal)
えいけつします (formal)
eiketsu shimasu (formal)
永訣した (perfective)
えいけつした (perfective)
eiketsu shita (perfective)
永訣して (conjunctive)
えいけつして (conjunctive)
eiketsu shite (conjunctive)
永訣すれば (conditional hypothetical)
えいけつすれば (conditional hypothetical)
eiketsu sureba (conditional hypothetical)

to part ways for eternity; to be parted by death


寡フ

By homophony of 寡婦(かふ) (kafu) and 寡夫(かふ) (kafu)


逝ってよし

逝ってよし (canonical)
itte yoshi (romanization)

Literally, "good to die", in archaic language.

(2channel slang, dated, offensive) Please die.


凍死

freezing to death; dying of cold; death from cold


凍死

凍(とう)死(し)する • (tōshi suru) intransitive suru (stem 凍(とう)死(し)し (tōshi shi), past 凍(とう)死(し)した (tōshi shita))

凍死する (canonical)
tōshi suru (romanization)
凍死し (stem)
凍死した (past)
凍死し
とうしし
tōshi shi
凍死する
とうしする
tōshi suru
凍死すれ
とうしすれ
tōshi sure
凍死せよ (imperative literary)
凍死しろ (colloquial imperative)
とうしせよ (imperative literary)
とうししろ (colloquial imperative)
tōshi seyo (imperative literary)
tōshi shiro (colloquial imperative)
凍死される (passive)
とうしされる (passive)
tōshi sareru (passive)
凍死させる (causative)
凍死さす (causative)
とうしさせる (causative)
とうしさす (causative)
tōshi saseru (causative)
tōshi sasu (causative)
凍死できる (potential)
とうしできる (potential)
tōshi dekiru (potential)
凍死しよう (volitional)
とうししよう (volitional)
tōshi shiyō (volitional)
凍死しない (negative)
とうししない (negative)
tōshi shinai (negative)
凍死せず (continuative negative)
とうしせず (continuative negative)
tōshi sezu (continuative negative)
凍死します (formal)
とうしします (formal)
tōshi shimasu (formal)
凍死した (perfective)
とうしした (perfective)
tōshi shita (perfective)
凍死して (conjunctive)
とうしして (conjunctive)
tōshi shite (conjunctive)
凍死すれば (conditional hypothetical)
とうしすれば (conditional hypothetical)
tōshi sureba (conditional hypothetical)

1937, 寺島柾史, 怪奇人造島, 青空文庫:

夕方でも、この寒さだから、夜になったら、一層寒さが加わるだろう。水が刃のように肌を刺し、僕等は、明日を待たず、凍死するにちがいない。

Yūgata de mo, kono samusa da kara, yoru ni nattara, issō samusa ga kuwawaru darō. Mizu ga yaiba no yō ni hada o sashi, bokura wa, asu o matazu, tōshi suru ni chigai nai.

It is this cold even at dusk, so it will likely become even colder at night. The chill of the water pierces our skin like a sword. We will surely freeze to death by tomorrow.


死に神

死に神 (canonical)
shinigami (romanization)

English: shinigami

First attested in the mid-Edo period, cited to a text in 1709.
Compound of 死に (shini, “dying”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 死ぬ (shinu), “to die”) + 神 (kami, “god, spirit”). The kami changes to gami as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


急逝

ja-noun

急(きゅう)逝(せい) • (kyūsei) ^(←きふせい (kifusei)?)

急逝 (canonical)
kyūsei (romanization)
kifusei (romanization)
きふせい (hiragana historical)


早死に

天才は早死にが多い


おぼれじに

おぼれじに • (oborejini) ^(←おぼれじに (oborezini)?)

oborejini (romanization)
oborezini (romanization)
おぼれじに (hiragana historical)

From 溺(おぼ)れ (obore, “drowning, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 溺(おぼ)れる (oboreru, “to drown”).”) + 死(し)に (shini, “dying, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 死(し)ぬ (shinu, “to die”).”). The shini changes to jini as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


人身御供

人身御供 (canonical)
hitomi gokū (romanization)


男やもめ

ja-noun

男(おとこ)やもめ • (otokoyamome) ^(←をとこやもめ (wotokoyamome)?)

男やもめ (canonical)
otokoyamome (romanization)
wotokoyamome (romanization)
をとこやもめ (hiragana historical)

Compound of 男(おとこ) (otoko, “man”) + やもめ (yamome, “widow; widower”).
First attested in the early 17th century.


行旅死亡人

ja-noun

行(こう)旅(りょ)死(し)亡(ぼう)人(にん) • (kōryo shibōnin) ^(←かうりよしばうにん (kauryosibaunin)?)

行旅死亡人 (canonical)
kōryo shibōnin (romanization)
kauryosibaunin (romanization)
かうりよしばうにん (hiragana historical)

[ko̞ːɾʲo̞ ɕibo̞ːɲ̟ĩɴ]

unidentified decedent
unidentified decedent


むえんぼとけ

むえんぼとけ • (muenbotoke) ^(←むえんぼとけ (muenbotoke)?)

muenbotoke (romanization)
むえんぼとけ (hiragana historical)

From 無縁(むえん) (muen) + 仏(ほとけ) (hotoke). The hotoke changes to botoke as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


はなとちる

ja-verb

はなとちる • (hana to chiru) godan (stem はなとちり (hana to chiri), past はなとちった (hana to chitta))

hana to chiru (romanization)
はなとちり (stem)
はなとちった (past)
はなとちら
hana to chira
はなとちり
hana to chiri
はなとちる
hana to chiru
はなとちれ
hana to chire
はなとちられる (passive)
hana to chirareru (passive)
はなとちらせる (causative)
はなとちらす (causative)
hana to chiraseru (causative)
hana to chirasu (causative)
はなとちれる (potential)
hana to chireru (potential)
はなとちろう (volitional)
hana to chirō (volitional)
はなとちらない (negative)
hana to chiranai (negative)
はなとちらず (continuative negative)
hana to chirazu (continuative negative)
はなとちります (formal)
hana to chirimasu (formal)
はなとちった (perfective)
hana to chitta (perfective)
はなとちって (conjunctive)
hana to chitte (conjunctive)
はなとちれば (conditional hypothetical)
hana to chireba (conditional hypothetical)

(poetic) to "fall like a flower": to die honorably


散華

散華 (canonical)
sange (romanization)
さんげ (hiragana historical)

(Buddhism)
(historical) noble death in war


物故

物故 (canonical)
bukko (romanization)
butuko (romanization)
ぶつこ (hiragana historical)


わかじに

wakajini (romanization)
wakazini (romanization)
わかじに (hiragana historical)

[β̞a̠ka̠ʑiɲ̟i]

From 若(わか) (waka-, stem of 若(わか)い (wakai, “young”)) + 死(し)に (shini, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 死(し)ぬ (shinu, “to die”)). The shini changes to jini as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


水死

ja-verb-suru

水(すい)死(し)する • (suishi suru) suru (stem 水(すい)死(し)し (suishi shi), past 水(すい)死(し)した (suishi shita))

水死する (canonical)
suishi suru (romanization)
水死し (stem)
水死した (past)
水死し
すいしし
suishi shi
水死する
すいしする
suishi suru
水死すれ
すいしすれ
suishi sure
水死せよ (imperative literary)
水死しろ (colloquial imperative)
すいしせよ (imperative literary)
すいししろ (colloquial imperative)
suishi seyo (imperative literary)
suishi shiro (colloquial imperative)
水死される (passive)
すいしされる (passive)
suishi sareru (passive)
水死させる (causative)
水死さす (causative)
すいしさせる (causative)
すいしさす (causative)
suishi saseru (causative)
suishi sasu (causative)
水死できる (potential)
すいしできる (potential)
suishi dekiru (potential)
水死しよう (volitional)
すいししよう (volitional)
suishi shiyō (volitional)
水死しない (negative)
すいししない (negative)
suishi shinai (negative)
水死せず (continuative negative)
すいしせず (continuative negative)
suishi sezu (continuative negative)
水死します (formal)
すいしします (formal)
suishi shimasu (formal)
水死した (perfective)
すいしした (perfective)
suishi shita (perfective)
水死して (conjunctive)
すいしして (conjunctive)
suishi shite (conjunctive)
水死すれば (conditional hypothetical)
すいしすれば (conditional hypothetical)
suishi sureba (conditional hypothetical)


九死に一生を得る

ja-verb

きゅうし に いっしょう を える

九(きゅう)死(し)に一(いっ)生(しょう)を得(え)る • (kyūshi ni isshō o eru) ichidan (stem 九(きゅう)死(し)に一(いっ)生(しょう)を得(え) (kyūshi ni isshō o e), past 九(きゅう)死(し)に一(いっ)生(しょう)を得(え)た (kyūshi ni isshō o eta))

九死に一生を得る (canonical)
kyūshi ni isshō o eru (romanization)
九死に一生を得 (stem)
九死に一生を得た (past)
九死に一生を得
きゅうしにいっしょうをえ
kyūshi ni isshō o e
九死に一生を得る
きゅうしにいっしょうをえる
kyūshi ni isshō o eru
九死に一生を得れ
きゅうしにいっしょうをえれ
kyūshi ni isshō o ere
九死に一生を得よ (imperative literary)
九死に一生を得ろ (colloquial imperative)
きゅうしにいっしょうをえよ (imperative literary)
きゅうしにいっしょうをえろ (colloquial imperative)
kyūshi ni isshō o eyo (imperative literary)
kyūshi ni isshō o ero (colloquial imperative)
九死に一生を得られる (passive)
きゅうしにいっしょうをえられる (passive)
kyūshi ni isshō o erareru (passive)
九死に一生を得させる (causative)
九死に一生を得さす (causative)
きゅうしにいっしょうをえさせる (causative)
きゅうしにいっしょうをえさす (causative)
kyūshi ni isshō o esaseru (causative)
kyūshi ni isshō o esasu (causative)
九死に一生を得られる (potential)
九死に一生を得れる (colloquial potential)
きゅうしにいっしょうをえられる (potential)
きゅうしにいっしょうをえれる (colloquial potential)
kyūshi ni isshō o erareru (potential)
kyūshi ni isshō o ereru (colloquial potential)
九死に一生を得よう (volitional)
きゅうしにいっしょうをえよう (volitional)
kyūshi ni isshō o eyō (volitional)
九死に一生を得ない (negative)
九死に一生を得ぬ (negative)
九死に一生を得ん (negative)
きゅうしにいっしょうをえない (negative)
きゅうしにいっしょうをえぬ (negative)
きゅうしにいっしょうをえん (negative)
kyūshi ni isshō o enai (negative)
kyūshi ni isshō o enu (negative)
kyūshi ni isshō o en (negative)
九死に一生を得ず (continuative negative)
きゅうしにいっしょうをえず (continuative negative)
kyūshi ni isshō o ezu (continuative negative)
九死に一生を得ます (formal)
きゅうしにいっしょうをえます (formal)
kyūshi ni isshō o emasu (formal)
九死に一生を得た (perfective)
きゅうしにいっしょうをえた (perfective)
kyūshi ni isshō o eta (perfective)
九死に一生を得て (conjunctive)
きゅうしにいっしょうをえて (conjunctive)
kyūshi ni isshō o ete (conjunctive)
九死に一生を得れば (conditional hypothetical)
きゅうしにいっしょうをえれば (conditional hypothetical)
kyūshi ni isshō o ereba (conditional hypothetical)

[kʲɨːɕi ɲ̟i iɕːo̞ː o̞ e̞ɾɯ̟]

"to obtain one life from nine deaths": to narrowly escape death


あのよゆき

ja-noun

あのよゆき • (ano-yo-yuki) ^(←あのよゆき (anoyoyuki)?)

ano-yo-yuki (romanization)
anoyoyuki (romanization)
あのよゆき (hiragana historical)


死体安置所

死(し)体(たい)安(あん)置(ち)所(じょ) • (shitai anchijo)

死体安置所 (canonical)
shitai anchijo (romanization)

[ɕita̠i ã̠ɲ̟t͡ɕiʑo̞]


遺体安置所

遺(い)体(たい)安(あん)置(ち)所(じょ) or 遺(い)体(たい)安(あん)置(ち)所(しょ) • (itai anchijo or itai anchisho)

遺体安置所 (canonical)
遺体安置所 (canonical)
itai anchijo (romanization)
itai anchisho (romanization)

[ita̠i ã̠ɲ̟t͡ɕiʑo̞]

[ita̠i ã̠ɲ̟t͡ɕiɕo̞]


死体置き場

死体置き場 (canonical)
shitai okiba (romanization)


4ぬ

filter-avoidance spelling of 死ぬ (shinu, “to die”), using numeric substitution.


filter-avoidance spelling of 殺す (korosu, “to kill”), using numeric substitution.


やもお

yamoo (romanization)
yamowo (romanization)
やもを (hiragana historical)

From Old Japanese. Originally a compound of an uncertain element やも (yamo) + 男(お) (o, “man”). The same element is also found in やもめ (yamome, “widow”), a compound with 女(め) (me, “woman”).
First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.


死亡フラグ

死亡フラグ (canonical)
shibō furagu (romanization)

→ English: death flag (calque)

[ɕibo̞ː ɸɯ̟ɾa̠ɡɯ̟]

Compound of 死亡 (shibō, “death”) + フラグ (furagu, “flag”).