Lingaku死にそう【しにそう】
Frequency rank: 8,719. – 8,731.
- at the point of death; almost dead; about to die
- at some limit (pain, hunger, etc.)
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Forms
- 死にそう【しにそう】Frequency rank: 8,719. – 8,731.
- しにそう
Generated definitions (experimental)
- at the point of death; almost dead; about to die
- at some limit (pain, hunger, etc.)
This usage refers to being in a critical condition where someone's life is in severe danger or imminent death seems likely.
This meaning describes reaching an extreme state, often of distress or suffering, indicating that one cannot endure any longer.
I'm so hungry that I feel like I could die.
Generated collocations (experimental)
しにそう死にそうになるto come close to deathしにそう死にそうなおもい思いfeeling as if one is about to dieしにそう死にそうなかお顔a face that looks like it's about to dieしにそう死にそうなじょうたい状態a state of being close to deathしにそう死にそうなしゅんかん瞬間the moment of almost dyingしにそう死にそうなくらいつかれる疲れるto be tired to the point of deathしにそう死にそうになったalmost diedしにそう死にそうなひと人a person who looks like they are about to dieしにそう死にそうなじょうきょう状況a situation where one is close to deathしにそう死にそうなこえ声a voice that sounds as if it's about to die