死亡

しぼう

Death, dying

N3noun·shibou

How to remember it

To be "self" (自) "forgetting" (忘) consciousness — formal word for death.

Example sentences

  • 事故で死亡した人がいました。

    じこでしぼうしたひとがいました。

    There was someone who died in the accident.

  • 死亡原因は心臓病でした。

    しぼうげんいんはしんぞうびょうでした。

    The cause of death was heart disease.

Usage

Formal/clinical register, used in news, reports, and official contexts.

Related words

事故生存死因

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