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 an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
稲

Often found in compounds. The initial s- either represents epenthesis or, more likely, is a reflex of an older form of the word 稲 (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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