死去(しきょ)

しきょ
noun / suru verb
death, passing away
1. death, passing away, decease
A formal and respectful term for the death of a person. Used in news reports and official announcements when reporting someone's death.
著名(ちょめい)な作家(さっか)が死去(しきょ)した。
A prominent writer passed away.
享年(きょうねん)90歳(さい)で死去(しきょ)したと発表(はっぴょう)された。
It was announced that he died at the age of 90.
ノーベル賞(しょう)受賞者(じゅしょうしゃ)の博士(はかせ)が病気(びょうき)のため自宅(じたく)で死去(しきょ)したことが遺族(いぞく)から明(あき)らかにされた。
The Nobel laureate's family revealed that the doctor died at home due to illness.

USAGE:
A formal, news-style term for death. Used in obituaries, news reports, and official announcements. More neutral and objective than 逝去(せいきょ), which is an honorific term. Less formal than 逝去(せいきょ) but more formal than 亡(な)くなる (the most common everyday term for someone dying).

REGISTER COMPARISON:

  • 亡(な)くなる: standard, respectful (everyday)
  • 死去(しきょ): formal, objective (news/official)
  • 逝去(せいきょ): honorific, respectful (very formal)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • ～歳(さい)で死去(しきょ): died at age ~
  • 病気(びょうき)のため死去(しきょ): died due to illness
  • 死去(しきょ)が報(ほう)じられる: death is reported

Related Words

Related: 死因(しいん) (cause of death)
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