Meaning of 死人(しにん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 死人

Kana Reading しにん, しびと

Romaji shinin, shibito

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

corpse; dead person

Examples of 死人, しにん, しびと in a sentence

彼女が死人のように顔色が悪いのは長患いのせいだ。

Her deathly paleness is due to long illness.
死人はどんな話もしない。

Dead men tell no tales.
死人のように青ざめた顔色。

The death pallor of one's face.
死人に口なし。

Dead man tells no tales.
俺を死人のような気分にさせてお前はそれを楽しむのか。

Do you enjoy making me feeling like the dead?

Related Kanji

死 JLPT 4

6 strokes

death, die

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: し.ぬ, し.に-

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人 JLPT 5

2 strokes

person

On'Yomi: ジン, ニン

Kun'Yomi: ひと, -り, -と

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