しね

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of しね – see the following entry.
死ね
[verb] imperative of 死ぬ (to die)
[interjection] (offensive, vulgar) Expression to show discontent: go to hell; kill yourself
(This term, しね, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling

Often found in compounds. The initial s- either represents epenthesis or, more likely, is a reflex of an older form of the word (ine, rice) maintained in fossilized compounds. See also 春雨 (harusame, spring rain) and 小雨 (kosame, light rain).

Noun

しね • (shine) 

  1. suffixal bound form of いね (ine, rice plant)
Derived terms
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