Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. death; decease
2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)
Noun
Baseball
3. (an) out
Kanji used
death
Pitch accent
Top 1000
Used in vocabulary (201 in total)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
corpse; dead person
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
after death
instant death
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
death penalty; capital punishment
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
cause of death
death in battle
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
death from disease; death from illness
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
casualties; the killed and wounded
to be dead; to be lifeless
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
accidental death
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
demon of death
life and death
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
brain death
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
certain death
death by suffocation; death by choking
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
sudden death
putrid smell of a corpse
bereavement
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
to let die
look of death; shadow of death
karoshi; death from overwork
suicide; apoptosis
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)
to mourn over the death of
desperate effort
fatal disease
half-dead
plunging to one's death; death from a fall
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
death from prostration; death from emaciation
mysterious death
dead flesh; carrion
dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
stillbirth
hoarding; storing away (without using)
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
postmortem lividity
unnatural death; violent death
(death by) electrocution
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
death by drowning
sudden death
(dying of) natural causes
(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried
undetermined manner of death; suspicious death
death by falling
life and death
life and death
ptomaine poisoning
life and death; life or death
death (and entering the hereafter)
execution; death by execution
at the risk of one's life; even if (I) die; even if it kills one (me, him, etc.); at all costs; no matter what; as long as I live
death in agony
large number of deaths; massive fatalities
deadly disease; fatal disease; final illness
death in jail; death in prison
empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish
death from poisoning
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
fatal situation
merchant of death; arms dealer
die all together; go to the grave together
bleeding to death
dying of cuteness; dying from seeing something that makes one's heart go pitter-patter
lovers' suicide; double suicide
dead city; ghost town
fate; life or death
dance of death; danse macabre
dead thing; useless item
narrowly averting death
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
death during surgery; intra-operative death; operational death
feigning death; playing possum; tonic immobility; thanatosis; apparent death
(on the) verge of death
die all together; go to the grave together
place of death; place to die
lethal radioactive fallout; atomic dust
death with dignity; natural death (as opposed to extending one's life unnaturally with life support)
dying while traveling; dying while abroad
dying while traveling; dying while abroad
die of old age
extinct volcano
necrophilia; necrophilism
adipocere (waxy substance formed by the decomposition of corpses subjected to moisture); grave wax
death of God (in philosophy)
heat death (i.e. of the universe)
dying in prison
two out; two down (and one to go)
the four inevitables in human life (birth, aging, sickness, and death)
place of execution
for a family line to become extinct; to die
dying insane
inevitability of death (one of the four kinds of suffering); death pains; agony of death
dead point
pitch that hits the batter
death by (child) abuse; (child) abuse resulting in death
vote for a losing candidate; wasted vote
to commute a death sentence to life imprisonment
unnatural death
dead child; stillborn child
dying of cuteness; dying from seeing something that makes one's heart go pitter-patter
exerting oneself to the utmost, prepared to die if necessary
exerting oneself to the utmost, prepared to die if necessary
The Death of Socrates
the instant of death
weakening pulse; exhausted (mining) vein
no outs
dead letter; meaningless writing
accidental death (esp. while climbing mountains or being shipwrecked)
adipocere (waxy substance formed by the decomposition of corpses subjected to moisture); grave wax
three outs
death by strangulation; ligature strangulation
A Kiss Before Dying (1991 film)
death from infection
dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
dying of cancer
crushing to death
when the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off; (lit.) when the nimble rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked
dying in vain
crying over spilt milk; (lit.) counting the age of one's dead child
give me liberty, or give me death
The Death of Virgil
dead weight; dead load; static load
drop dead; go to hell; fuck you; fuck off and die; kill yourself
falling dead; perishing; dying
waning moon
dead axle
no mortal escapes death; all men must die; (lit.) he who has life, certainly has death
interphase death
birth is the beginning of death
birth is the beginning of death
no mortal escapes death; all men must die; (lit.) he who has life, certainly has death
to be determined to do or die; to never give up until one is dead
racking up unmanageably large mobile data costs; bill shock; (lit.) death by packet; being subjected to download speed restrictions (as a result of exceeding one's monthly mobile data allowance)
The Death of Marat
Danton's Death
The Death of Sardanapalus
Dead Parrot sketch
Highway of Death
The Death of Cleopatra
to be determined to do or die; to never give up until one is dead
death by physical trauma; violent death; exogenous death; death by an external cause
group of death; tournament group containing many strong teams
death by hanging
death from natural causes
home death; dying at home
disaster-related death; catastrophe-related death
burning to death
to be determined to do or die; to never give up until one is dead
wrongful death; death caused by violent crime
old soldiers never die; they just fade away
old soldiers never die; they just fade away
dying in a fit of anger; fainting
Examples (63 in total)
I'm afraid of death.
Death is certain to come to everybody.
Death is the antithesis of life.