- 死亡 — death (formal)
- 死者 — the deceased
- 必死 — desperate, frantic
- 死体 — dead body, corpse
- 死角 — blind spot
- 死活 — life or death; survival
死 is composed of the radical 歹 (meaning death or decay) and the component ヒ. It historically represents a person lying down or dying. The character expresses the idea of ending, particularly of life.
彼は戦争で死にました。
He died in the war.
死について考えることは生を深く理解することにもつながる。
Thinking about death can lead to a deeper understanding of life.