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Where does “死ぬ” come from?

死ぬ (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese しぬ.

死ぬ (Japanese): to die; to die, to collapse, to fall, to perish;...

Definitions

  1. to die; to die, to collapse, to fall, to perish;...

Ancestry of “死ぬ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseしぬ—

Words derived from “死ぬ”

  • samurai
  • Kabuki
  • kabuki
  • moe
  • yuri
  • chibi
  • kusarigama
  • moé
  • moeblob
  • nantaimori
  • nyotaimori
  • shinigami
  • yorikiri
  • samurái
  • kabuki
  • кабуки
  • юри
  • Samurai
  • samurai
  • kabuki
  • 歌舞伎
  • samurai
  • 栞
  • 仕舞い
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