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death notification; death registration form
An official document submitted to a municipal office to register a person's death. Required by law in Japan within seven days of the death.
A compound of 死亡 (death) and 届 (notification/report). In the Japanese civil registration system (戸籍), a 死亡届 must be filed with the local municipal office (市区町村役場) to officially register a death.
Common collocations
- 死亡届を出す: to file a death notification
- 死亡届を提出する: to submit a death notification (formal)
- 死亡届を受理する: to accept a death notification