Japanese word

死去

Pronunciation

Romajishikyo

Meaning

  • noundeath

Example

母から、その俳優が死去したと聞きました。haha ka ra so no hai yū ga shi kyo shi ta to ki ki ma shi ta

I heard from my mother that the actor died.

Illustration for 死去 (death)

More examples

祖父の死去をきっかけに、家族が久しぶりに集まりました。so fu no shi kyo o ki kka ke ni ka zoku ga hisa shi bu ri ni atsu ma ri ma shi ta

The family gathered for the first time in a while after our grandfather's death.

Core concept

Marks a person's passing in a formal, respectful register.

Common phrases

  • 死去を悼むshi kyo o ita mu

    mourn someone's death

  • 死去に伴う手続きshi kyo ni tomona u te tsuzu ki

    procedures following someone's death

  • 死去の原因shi kyo no gen in

    cause of death

Similar words

逝去seikyo: A formal expression for a person's death that conveys honor toward the deceased.
死亡shibō: The state or event of a person or animal no longer being alive, stated in factual terms.
他界takai: The death of a person, expressed indirectly as passing to another world.
死shi: A direct and general term for the end of a person's life.

Definition in Japanese

人が死ぬこと。hito ga shi nu ko to

Word origin

Combines 死 (shi, "death") and 去 (kyo, "leave or go away"), forming a Sino-Japanese word for a person's passing.

Usage tips

  • In careful conversation, 死去 (shikyo) can sound formal or distant, so speakers often choose 亡くなる (nakunaru) when speaking about someone's death directly.

Opposites

Related words

  • 死去するshikyosurudieverb

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