This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: シ、し.ぬ、し.に-
Romaji: shi, shi.nu, shi.ni-
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

death, die

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  78
Frequency:  229
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  4-6-1
Korean Reading:  sa
Chinese Reading:  si3
Unicode:  6b7b
JIS:  3B60

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3521
Nelson Index: 2439
New Nelson Index: 2968
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a6.6
Four Corner Index: 1021.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 286
Gakken Index: 254
Daikanwanjiten Index: 16365
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0733
Remembering the kanji Index: 815
Busy People Index: 3.5
Kanji Way Index: 238
Kanji Flashcards Index: 205
Kodansha Compact Index: 1133
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 302
Kanji in Context Index: 258
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2194
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2952
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 823
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 878
Essential Kanji Index: 207
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4334
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3256
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 223
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 267

Words

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death; decease; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)
死亡 (しぼう)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
死没 (しぼつ)
death
戦死 (せんし)
death in action; killed in action; KIA
死刑 (しけい)
death penalty; capital punishment
死去 (しきょ)
death
死ぬ (しぬ)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop
死後 (しご)
after death
死者 (ししゃ)
casualty; deceased
死体 (したい)
dead body; corpse; cadaver
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