死語

しご

Meanings

1. Noun dead language; extinct language Antonym: 活語 (かつご).
2. obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé See also: 廃語 (はいご).

Kanji

• 死 die. Read as シ.
• 語 language. Read as ゴ.

Example sentences

• それって死語じゃないの。
  People don't say that anymore.
• この語はもう死語です。
  That word has fallen out of use.
• こういうのって、死語よ。
  These are words that almost no one uses.

Common phrases

• 死語になる

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