Meaning

Primary

Mortality

Alternative

Death

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

Death and deceased. That's a lot of death. This is mortality.

Reading

しぼう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 死亡データ

    mortality data

    死亡フラグ

    death flag (literary device), famous last words

    死亡リスク

    risk of death

Context Sentences

今回のフライトで、死亡した人はいませんでした。

No one died in this flight.

コーヒーで死亡のリスクが下がるって、本当?

Is it true that coffee lowers the risk of death?

日本人二人死亡のニュースが入ってきた。

The news of the death of two Japanese people came in.

Kanji Composition