死 death

Meaning	death; die
On	シ
Kun	し.ぬ、し.に-
Strokes	6
First met	N3 lesson 172, in 死亡率

Stroke order

Words

Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
死亡率	しぼうりつ	death rate	N3
死後硬直	しごこうちょく	rigor mortis	N1
死滅	しめつ	thermal death of beneficial microbes	N1
生死	せいし	biological viability, life-or-death cell status	N1
決死	けっし	desperate, life-risking dedication	N1

Examples

よし、任(まか)せろ。暴(あば)れる魚体(ぎょたい)を暴(あば)れさせず、瞬時(しゅんじ)に脳天(のうてん)から中枢(ちゅうすう)神経(しんけい)をワイヤーで破壊(はかい)する活(い)け締(じ)めを施(ほどこ)す。……ふっ！これでアデノシン三(さん)リン酸(さん)の分解(ぶんかい)を遅(おく)らせ、死後(しご)硬直(こうちょく)を極限(きょくげん)まで先送(さきおく)りできる。

Right, leave it to me. Without letting it thrash, I'll perform ikejime, instantly destroying the central nervous system from the crown of the head with a wire. ...There! That slows the breakdown of adenosine triphosphate, and puts off rigor mortis as long as possible. (N1 lesson 158)