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death
The state of being dead; the end of life.
交通事故による死亡者が増えている。
The number of deaths from traffic accidents is increasing.
彼は病院で死亡した。
He died in the hospital.
死亡する = to die (formal)
死亡届を提出するには、医師の死亡診断書が必要だ。届出期限は死亡を知った日から7日以内となっている。
To submit a death notification, a death certificate from a doctor is required. The deadline for notification is within 7 days of learning of the death.
死亡 is a formal word for death, commonly used in official, medical, and news contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 死亡する (to die - formal)
- 死亡者 (deceased person, fatalities)
- 死亡届 (death notification/registration)
- 死亡診断書 (death certificate)
- 死亡率 (mortality rate)
- 死亡原因 (cause of death)
SIMILAR WORDS (REGISTER DIFFERENCES):
- 死亡: death (formal, official, medical)
- 死: death (literary, philosophical)
- 亡くなる: to pass away (polite, euphemistic)
- 死ぬ: to die (neutral to casual)
REGISTER: Formal. Used in news, documents, and medical contexts.
Related Words
Related:
亡くなる (to pass away)