Entry
  1. Noun

    one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed

Also written 死にぎわ【しにぎわ】死際【しにぎわ】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

death, die

Kun
し.ぬし.に-
On
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
229 of 2500
Radical
death
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-6-1SKIP code
0a6.6The Kanji Dictionary
1021.2, 1021.1Four corner code
3256deroo
6b7bUnicode hex code
1-27-64JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2439Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2968New Nelson (John Haig)
3521New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4334Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2194Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2952Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
815Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
878Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
254A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
207Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16365Morohashi
286A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
85Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
85Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
223sakade
205Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
302henshall3
267Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
238crowley
258Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.5busy_people
1133Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
823Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
si3Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when

Kun
きわ-ぎわ
On
サイ
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
183 of 2500
Radical
mound
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-11, 1-2-11SKIP code
2d11.1The Kanji Dictionary
7729.1Four corner code
3641deroo
969bUnicode hex code
1-26-61JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5018Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6478New Nelson (John Haig)
714New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
874Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
503Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
646Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1296Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1392Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
300A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2073Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
424Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41820Morohashi
683A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
618Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
628Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
612sakade
992Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
710henshall3
789Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
189crowley
474Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
750Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1305Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji4Pinyin reading
jeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level