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死亡
shibou
Description
「死亡」は人や動物が死ぬことを表す、かたい言葉です。
"死亡" is a formal word that means a person or animal dies.
ニュースや事故の記事、病院などでよく使われます。
It is often used in news, accident reports, and hospitals.
Meanings
死亡shibou
death; dying (formal term)
事故で三人が死亡した。
Three people died in the accident.
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Notes
- Etymology
死 (death) + 亡 (perish); a formal Sino-Japanese compound used in news and official contexts.
- Nuance
More clinical than 亡くなる, which is a gentler, politer way to say someone died.
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