死しに

noun

dying; death

Used as a noun referring to the act of dying or the state of death. Often appears in compounds or set phrases, and is the antonym of 生き (living).

Antonyms: 生き

• 死しに直ちょく面めんしたとき、人ひとは本ほん当とうの自じ分ぶんを知しる。

  When faced with death, a person comes to know their true self.

• 彼かれは死しに場ば所しょを求もとめて旅たびに出でた。

  He set out on a journey in search of a place to die.

noun, used as a prefix

dead; useless

Used as a prefix (noun-prefix) to mean 'dead' or metaphorically 'useless, lifeless'. Common in compounds like 死に体 (dead body; losing posture in sumo) or 死に金 (dead money, wasted money).

• 死しに金がねを使つかうより、将しょう来らいのために貯ちょ金きんしたほうがいい。

  Rather than spending money wastefully, it's better to save for the future.

• あの選せん手しゅはもう死しに体たいで、勝しょう負ぶにならなかった

prefix

damned; damn

Used as a prefix to express strong contempt or frustration, similar to 'damned' or 'bloody'. Often attached to nouns in colloquial, emphatic speech. This usage is somewhat dated or rough.

• 死しに恥はじをさらすくらいなら、潔いさぎよく辞やめる。

  I'd rather quit gracefully than expose myself to such damned shame.

• こんな死しに場ば所しょで終おわりたくない。

  I don't want to end up in a godforsaken place like this.