死 = 匕 + 歹

死 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “death”. It is built from 匕 (spoon) and 歹 (death). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 878. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: death
RTK frame: 878
Strokes: 6
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): シ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): し.ぬ, し.に-
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: смерть
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 死 die

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 死

How to find 死 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “spoon” + “death”. 死 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 死 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.