Japanese symbol for “deathbed”
臨終
りんじゅう
Romaji: rinjuu
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
In Japanese, deathbed is 臨終, read りんじゅう (rinjuu).
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Meanings
- n deathbed; dying hour; one's death
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “deathbed”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 臨終の床 | りんじゅうのとこ rinjuunotoko | deathbed |
| 死の床 | しのとこ shinotoko | deathbed |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 臨時 | りんじ rinji | temporary; provisional; interim |
| 臨床 | りんしょう rinshou | clinical (e.g. pathology, training, trial) |
| 臨む | のぞむ nozomu | to look out on; to overlook; to front onto |
| 君臨 | くんりん kunrin | reigning (over a country) |
| 臨海 | りんかい rinkai | coastal; seaside; oceanfront |
| 臨界 | りんかい rinkai | boundary |
| 最終 | さいしゅう saishuu | last; final; closing |
| 終了 | しゅうりょう shuuryou | end; close; conclusion |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.