いぬ
犬
じ
死
　
に

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

Sensitive.
  1. dying in vain, wasteful sacrifice of life.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
いぬ
犬
じ
死
　
に
 犬死に いぬじに
いぬじに
犬死
 犬死 いぬじに

Contained Kanji Breakdown

dog
いぬ　ケン (1st, N4)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
death, die
シ　し.ぬ (3rd, N4)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ　ガチ　タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう　セキ　ゆ (1st, N4)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)