早死に

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
はや
Grade: 1
し > じ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(はや)() (hayajini

  1. premature death
    (てん)(さい)(はや)()(おお)
    tensai wa hayajini ga ōi
    many geniuses die prematurely

Verb

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(はや)()する (hayajini surusuru (stem (はや)() (hayajini shi), past (はや)()した (hayajini shita))

  1. to die prematurely
    • 1959, Kunio Yanagida, 『故郷七十年』
      (るい)のない篤学者(とくがくしゃ)で、貴重(きちょう)研究(けんきゅう)をしていたのに、勉強(べんきょう)がすぎて()しいことに早死(はやじに)してしまった。
      Rui no nai tokugakusha de, kichō na kenkyū o shiteitanoni, benkyō ga sugite oshī koto ni hayajini shite shimatta.
      He was an exceptionally studious person who did highly valuable work, yet he overworked himself and regrettably, died prematurely.

Conjugation

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN