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死ぬ to die

死ぬ is the #211 most common word in Japanese, a verb. It means “to die” and is pronounced [ɕinɯ̟].

#211frequency rank
0.02%of everyday Japanese text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of 死ぬ

FormWhat it isMeaning
死んだpastdied
死なpresentdie
しなpresentdie
死ねcommanddie!
しねcommanddie!
死なれるpassivebe died
しなれるpassivebe died
死なないnegativedo not die
しなないnegativedo not die
死なずnegativedying (stem form)
しなずnegativedying (stem form)
死にますpolite
しにますpolite
しんだpastdied
死ねばconditionalif ... die
しねばconditionalif ... die
死なirrealisdying (stem form)
しなirrealisdying (stem form)
死ぬれrealisdying (stem form)
しぬれrealisdying (stem form)
死ぬれどcontrastive
しぬれどcontrastive
死なばconditionalif ... die
しなばconditionalif ... die
死にきpastdied
しにきpastdied
死にけりpastdied
しにけりpastdied
死につpastdied
しにつpastdied
死にぬpastdied
しにぬpastdied
死にたりpastdying (stem form)
しにたりpastdying (stem form)
氏ぬalternative, kanji

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