JLPT N4 · Body & health
死ぬ
しぬ
to die
Stroke order of 死ぬ
2 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
死 · 6 strokesぬ · 2 strokes
Memory trick
A person (匕) kneels beside bare bones (歹): they have died.
Parts: 死 death (歹 bones + 匕 person) + ぬ kana
The characters in 死ぬ
- ぬ ぬ — nu (2 strokes)
Example sentence
去年、うちの犬が死にました。
きょねん、うちのいぬがしにました。
Our dog died last year.