死しんでも死しに切きれない

Meanings

I can't die and leave things this way; I can't rest in peace

Idiomatic expression used when one feels they cannot die peacefully because of lingering regrets, unfinished business, or unresolved feelings. Often used in dramatic or emotional contexts.

あんなに悔くやしい思おもいをしたままでは、死しんでも死しに切きれない。
I can't die and leave things this way after such a frustrating experience.
彼かの女じょに本ほん当とうのことを言いわないと、死しんでも死しに切きれないよ。
If I don't tell her the truth, I won't be able to rest in peace.

Kanji

死death, die
切cut, cutoff, be sharp

Related words

死しに切きれない
The core phrase meaning 'cannot fully die' or 'cannot die peacefully'; 死んでも死に切れない is an emphatic form adding 'even if I die'.
思おもい残のこす
Means 'to leave something undone' or 'to have regrets'; 死んでも死に切れない implies the emotional state resulting from such regrets.

Built from

死しんでも+死しぬ+きれない

Written forms

死しんでも死しに切きれない
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
死しんでも死しにきれない
Kana spelling of 切れない; equally common in practice.

Etymology

A set phrase combining 死んでも (even if I die) with 死に切れない (cannot fully die). The latter uses the verb 死ぬ (to die) in its continuative form 死に plus 切れない, the negative potential of 切る (to cut), here meaning 'cannot do completely'. The expression is idiomatic and not derived from a single word.