のたれ死じぬ

godan verb (-nu), intransitive verb

die by the roadside; die a dog's death

Describes a pitiful, lonely death, often without anyone to care for the person. Conveys a sense of abandonment and misery. The related noun form is 野垂れ死に (のたれじに).

See also: のたれ死に

• 彼かれは故こ郷きょうを離はなれ、誰だれにも看み取とられずにのたれ死じんだ。

  He left his hometown and died a lonely death by the roadside, with no one to care for him.

• こんなところでのたれ死じぬのは嫌いやだ。

  I don't want to die a dog's death in a place like this.