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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.

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