death / (law, historical) one of the five punishments under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system, the methods used are 絞 (kō, “strangling”) and 斬 (zan, “decapitation”)

(formal, literary, poetic) why ... ?, how ... ?

(literary) Alternative form of なぜ (naze)

death, to die / dead, unfunctional / life-or-death situation / dangerous, life-threatening / (baseball) out

death; dead

(Internet slang, humorous) I don't know why, but I can't convert it [this hiragana] into kanji [using my IME]

the Dead Sea

to be electrocuted

electrocution (accidental death or suicide by electric shock)

karoshi, death from overwork