Kanji 死: death, die
Kanji 死: death, die. Readings and core meaning.
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Kanji at a glance
Core meaning / core image
death, die
Kanji structure breakdown
Mnemonic story
The radical 歹 represents skeletal remains or death. When combined with 匕, which here depicts a person lying down, it visualizes the state of death where only the bones of a person remain.