No. 3,397 in Japanese
死に
"死に" translates to "death" or "dying" in English, often used as a stem or descriptive form in phrases.
In a sentence
彼は若くして死にました。
He passed away at a young age.
死に here is the verb stem of 死ぬ (to die), combined with ます (a polite ending). It signifies someone's passing in a polite context.
こんなに寒いと死にそうです。
With this cold, I feel like I might die.
死に is used here in conjunction with そう (seeming) to express an exaggerated feeling of extremity, typical in casual expressions.
彼は毎日死に物狂いで働いています。
He works desperately hard every day.
死に物狂い combines 死に with 狂い (madness) and is used metaphorically as a set phrase to indicate extreme effort or desperation.
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