What is the word 'death' when translated from English to Japanese?

Answer

Shinu - (verb, "to die.")
Shinda - died

Colloquial for death in Japanese in some area like Hiroshima, Shimono-seki, Miyoshi, would you believe this, is, "Santa Maria". Yes, I was surprised myself when my Japanese friends said it when I visited them sometime late 80's & early 90's.

Shi: death (noun)
It is pronounced 'shi,' but written as: æ­»