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How to say 'Afterlife' in Japanese | 死後

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The Japanese word for Afterlife is 'Shigo', written as 死後 in Japanese.'Afterlife' in hiragana is しご.

    word

    死後

    Meaning

    Afterlife

    Reading

    しご

    shigo

    Kanji

    死Death 後After, Behind

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '死後 (しご)' refers to the state or period after death, commonly translated as 'afterlife'. It is used in contexts discussing life after death, spiritual beliefs, or philosophical discussions about existence beyond physical death. For example: He believed in the afterlife「彼は死後を信じていた」(かれはしごをしんじていた). The concept of the afterlife varies across cultures「死後の概念は文化によって異なる」(しごのがいねんはぶんかによってことなる). This term is often used in religious, spiritual, or philosophical contexts and carries a formal tone.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    5013

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 死後

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    死

    Meaning

    Death

  • kanji

    後

    Meaning

    After, Behind

Words Related to 死後 Through the Kanji 死

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 死 as well.

  • word

    死ぬ

    Meaning

    Die

  • word

    死

    Meaning

    Death

  • word

    死体

    Meaning

    Corpse

  • word

    必死

    Meaning

    Desperate

  • word

    生死

    Meaning

    Life and death

  • word

    死亡

    Meaning

    Death

  • word

    戦死

    Meaning

    Death in battle

  • word

    死者

    Meaning

    Dead

  • word

    死刑

    Meaning

    Death penalty

  • word

    病死

    Meaning

    Illness, Death

  • word

    必死に

    Meaning

    Desperately

Words Related to 死後 Through the Kanji 後

These 24 Words contain the Kanji 後 as well.

  • word

    後

    Meaning

    After

  • word

    最後

    Meaning

    End

  • word

    明後日

    Meaning

    Day after tomorrow

  • word

    今後

    Meaning

    Future

  • word

    後ろ

    Meaning

    Back

  • word

    戦後

    Meaning

    Postwar

  • word

    午後

    Meaning

    Afternoon

  • word

    前後

    Meaning

    Approximately, Before and after

  • word

    以後

    Meaning

    After, Hereafter

  • word

    後半

    Meaning

    Second half

  • word

    後ろ向き

    Meaning

    Backward

  • word

    明々後日

    Meaning

    Day after tomorrow

  • word

    後書き

    Meaning

    Postscript

  • word

    直後

    Meaning

    Immediately after

  • word

    背後

    Meaning

    Behind

  • word

    後回し

    Meaning

    Postponement

  • word

    後者

    Meaning

    Latter

  • word

    後戻り

    Meaning

    Retreat, Backtrack

  • word

    後片付け

    Meaning

    Tidying

  • word

    後悔

    Meaning

    Regret

  • word

    後輩

    Meaning

    Junior

  • word

    後期

    Meaning

    Second, Later

  • word

    後方

    Meaning

    Rear, Back

  • word

    後見

    Meaning

    Guardianship

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