死しの恐きょう怖ふMeanings1expression, nounfear of deathA straightforward compound meaning the fear or terror of dying. Used in both everyday and literary contexts.死しの恐きょう怖ふにかられた。I was seized by the fear of death.彼かれは死しの恐きょう怖ふと闘たたかっている。He is struggling with the fear of death.