Word details

急逝

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 急逝.

Dictionary

Entry

急逝ゅうせいNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #58028
1

Formal or literary term

sudden death; unexpected death

Examples
兄が急逝したのは2年前、義姉は一人兄の遺した小さな宝飾店を健気に守ってきた。
Since my brother died suddenly two years ago, my sister-in-law has valiantly kept going the small jewellery store he left her.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

hurry, emergency, sudden, steep

9 strokesFrequency 309JLPT N3Grade 3

On

キュウ

Kun

いそ.ぐいそ.ぎせ.く

departed, die

9 strokesFrequency 2,018JLPT N1Grade 8

On

セイ

Kun

ゆ.くい.く

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