"死する" meaning in Japanese

See 死する in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [ɕisɨɾɯ̟]
Etymology: From 死 (shi, “death”) + する (suru, “to do”). Etymology templates: {{com|ja|死|する|t1=death|t2=to do|tr1=shi|tr2=suru}} 死 (shi, “death”) + する (suru, “to do”) Head templates: {{ja-verb|しする|type=suru}} 死(し)する • (shisuru) suru (stem 死(し)し (shishi), past 死(し)した (shishita)) Inflection templates: {{ja-conj-bungo|し|irreg-s}} Forms: 死する suru [canonical] (ruby: ()), shisuru [romanization], 死し [stem] (ruby: ()), 死した [past] (ruby: ()), no-table-tags [table-tags], 死せ [irrealis, stem], しせ [irrealis, stem], sise [irrealis, stem], 死し [continuative, stem], しし [continuative, stem], sisi [continuative, stem], 死す [stem, terminative], しす [stem, terminative], sisu [stem, terminative], 死する [attributive, stem], しする [attributive, stem], sisuru [attributive, stem], 死すれ [realis, stem], しすれ [realis, stem], sisure [realis, stem], 死せよ [imperative, stem], しせよ [imperative, stem], siseyo [imperative, stem], 死せず [negative], しせず [negative], sisezu [negative], 死すれど [contrastive], しすれど [contrastive], sisuredo [contrastive], 死すれば [causative], しすれば [causative], sisureba [causative], 死せば [conditional], しせば [conditional], siseba [conditional], 死しき [past], ししき [past], sisiki [past], 死しけり [past], ししけり [past], sisikeri [past], 死しつ [perfect], ししつ [perfect], sisitu [perfect], 死しぬ [perfect], ししぬ [perfect], sisinu [perfect], 死せり [continuative, perfect], 死したり [continuative, perfect], しせり [continuative, perfect], ししたり [continuative, perfect], siseri [continuative, perfect], sisitari [continuative, perfect], 死せむ [volitional], しせむ [volitional], sisemu [volitional]
  1. (archaic or formal) to die Tags: archaic, formal Synonyms: 死ぬ Related terms: 死して後已む (shishite nochi yamu) (ruby: (), (のち), ()), 死せる孔明生ける仲達を走らす (shiseru kōmei ikeru chūtatsu o hashirasu) (ruby: (), (こう), (めい), (), (ちゅう), (たつ), (はし))
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      "form": "死する",
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      "form": "しする",
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        "attributive",
        "stem"
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      "form": "sisuru",
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      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
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      "form": "死すれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "stem"
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      "form": "しすれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "realis",
        "stem"
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      "form": "sisure",
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      "form": "死せよ",
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      "form": "死せず",
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      "tags": [
        "negative"
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      "form": "しせず",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "sisezu",
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      "form": "死すれど",
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      "form": "しすれど",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "sisuredo",
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    {
      "form": "死すれば",
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      "form": "しすれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "sisureba",
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      "form": "しせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
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    },
    {
      "form": "siseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
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    },
    {
      "form": "死しき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ししき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sisiki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "死しけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ししけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sisikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "死しつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
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      "form": "ししつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
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      "form": "sisitu",
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    {
      "form": "死しぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
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      "form": "ししぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
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      "form": "sisinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
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      "form": "死せり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "死したり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "しせり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
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    {
      "form": "ししたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
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      "form": "siseri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
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      "form": "sisitari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "死せむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しせむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sisemu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
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        "2": "irreg-s"
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  "lang": "Japanese",
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  "pos": "verb",
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          "parents": [],
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        "to die"
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        [
          "die",
          "die#Verb"
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        "(archaic or formal) to die"
      ],
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        {
          "roman": "shishite nochi yamu",
          "ruby": [
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              "死",
              "し"
            ],
            [
              "後",
              "のち"
            ],
            [
              "已",
              "や"
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "roman": "shiseru kōmei ikeru chūtatsu o hashirasu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "死",
              "し"
            ],
            [
              "孔",
              "こう"
            ],
            [
              "明",
              "めい"
            ],
            [
              "生",
              "い"
            ],
            [
              "仲",
              "ちゅう"
            ],
            [
              "達",
              "たつ"
            ],
            [
              "走",
              "はし"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "死せる孔明生ける仲達を走らす"
        }
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        {
          "word": "死ぬ"
        }
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        "archaic",
        "formal"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɕisɨɾɯ̟]"
    },
    {
      "other": "しする"
    }
  ],
  "word": "死する"
}
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        "stem",
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        "stem",
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        "stem"
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      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
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      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
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      "form": "死すれ",
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      "tags": [
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        "stem"
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      "tags": [
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        "stem"
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      "form": "sisure",
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        "stem"
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      "form": "死せよ",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
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      "form": "死せず",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "negative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "しせず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "sisezu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
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    {
      "form": "死すれど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
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    {
      "form": "しすれど",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "sisuredo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "死すれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
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    {
      "form": "しすれば",
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      "form": "sisureba",
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      "form": "死せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional"
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      "form": "しせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
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    },
    {
      "form": "siseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "死しき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ししき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sisiki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "死しけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ししけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sisikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "死しつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ししつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sisitu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "死しぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ししぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sisinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "死せり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "死したり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しせり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ししたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "siseri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sisitari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "死せむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しせむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sisemu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "しする",
        "type": "suru"
      },
      "expansion": "死(し)する • (shisuru) suru (stem 死(し)し (shishi), past 死(し)した (shishita))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "し",
        "2": "irreg-s"
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "shishite nochi yamu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "死",
          "し"
        ],
        [
          "後",
          "のち"
        ],
        [
          "已",
          "や"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "死して後已む"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shiseru kōmei ikeru chūtatsu o hashirasu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "死",
          "し"
        ],
        [
          "孔",
          "こう"
        ],
        [
          "明",
          "めい"
        ],
        [
          "生",
          "い"
        ],
        [
          "仲",
          "ちゅう"
        ],
        [
          "達",
          "たつ"
        ],
        [
          "走",
          "はし"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "死せる孔明生ける仲達を走らす"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese compound terms",
        "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Japanese formal terms",
        "Japanese lemmas",
        "Japanese links with manual fragments",
        "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese suru verbs",
        "Japanese terms read with on'yomi",
        "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 死 read as し",
        "Japanese terms suffixed with する",
        "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation with pitch accent",
        "Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
        "Japanese terms with archaic senses",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Japanese verbs",
        "Japanese verbs without transitivity",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to die"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "die",
          "die#Verb"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic or formal) to die"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɕisɨɾɯ̟]"
    },
    {
      "other": "しする"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "死ぬ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "死する"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 死する meaning in Japanese (6.3kB)

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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "死する",
  "trace": "started on line 3, detected on line 10"
}

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  "msg": "HTML tag <div> not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "死する"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "死する",
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}

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  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "死する",
  "trace": ""
}

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