How to say death in Japanese

しぼうshibou Inflection

noun / ~の noun:

  • death; mortality

~する noun:

  • to die; to pass away

Example Sentences

watashihaいつもitsumo思っomoteita心筋梗塞shinkinkousokuwo患うwazurauことkotoha死期shikiwo知らせるshiraseru前兆zenchoudato
I always thought that suffering a heart attack was an omen of death.
虫歯mushibawo侮るanadoruto命に係わるinochinikakawaru場合baaimoあるaruのですnodesu
Making light of cavities can be a matter of life and death.
試練shirenwo受けるukeruことになったkotoninattaダレン。DAREN.失敗shippaiすればsureba死刑shikei
Darren is to be put through a trial. If he fails, it's the death penalty!
そうですsoudesu異常ijouonha空冷ファンkuureiFUANno最後saigono断末魔danmatsumaだったdattaのですnodesu
That's right, that strange sound was the final death scream of the cooling fan.
死亡shibou事例jireiga19kento全体zentaino20wo超えてkoeteおりori過労死karoushino深刻なshinkokuna実態jittaiga浮き彫りになったukiborininatta
With 19 cases of death forming over 20% of the whole, the grave reality of overwork-deaths has been thrown into relief.

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