死
Death
| on’yomi | kun’yomi | Radicals |
|---|---|---|
| し | し.ぬ | 歹 + ヒ |
Meaning: Death
You’ll have to stretch the top of bad out a bit, but it’s there. You have a bad spoon, though you don’t know that. When you use it to take a bite of something, your throat seizes up. You can’t breath. There was poison on that bad spoon, and now you’re about to experience death.
Imagine Death coming up behind you with his black cloak and scyth. He says “aw, you had a bad spoon, sorry. I’m here to take you now.” You try to plead with death, saying his name over and over (“Death, but… Death, no, plese!”) to no avail. He takes you to his death kingdom.
Reading: し
To remember し we use the word “Charlie Sheen.” – You’re taken to the Death Kingdom, where you are put in a waiting room. There next to you is Charlie Sheen. He says “what’s up?” and you two talk for a bit.
Imagine the whole conversation play out. What do you talk to Sheen about? Do you talk about how you both died? Something like that?
Vocabulary
Learn the vocab for these words. If you’re super emo you might enjoy these words. Wait a minute, who am I kidding. You’ll be sad about these words.
a 死ぬ（しぬ）＝ To Die
- Meaning: Same as the kanji, but verb form.
- Reading: Very similar to the on’yomi, actually! Use this to your advantage and remember both the kun’yomi and the on’yomi at once! Maybe you can say… “SHE! NUUUUUUUUUU!” (shouting “NOOOO” in a weird way).
a 必死（ひっし）＝ Certain Death
- Combo: 必 (certain) + 死 (death)
- Meaning: This word makes total sense if you know the meanings of the kanji. Hopefully this doesn’t come up too much in your daily conversation.
Notes
There are a lot of 死 words out there. You can bet most have to do with death or dying :( One thing to note, though. Did you notice how 死’s on’yomi reading is the same as 四’s on’yomi reading? That’s why 四 is an unlucky number. Don’t give someone four of something. That’s no good.