死んだ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
死
し Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Verb

死(し)んだ • (shinda) 

1. past tense form of 死ぬ (shinu): dead, died

Proverbs

• 死(し)んだ子(こ)の年(とし)を数(かぞ)える (shinda ko no toshi o kazoeru, “counting the years of a dead child → no crying over spilled milk”)
• 垢(あか)で死(し)んだ者(もの)はない (aka de shinda mono wa nai, “none died in dirt”, said of one who dislikes bathing)