他界
たかい
takai
JMdict entry #1406960
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) death; the next world
- noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb euphemistic to pass away; to die
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
祖父は５年前に他界した。
sofu ha ５ nen mae ni takai shi ta 。
My grandfather died five years ago.
彼女の４人の姉妹のうち１人は他界したが、ほかは健在だ。
kanojo no ４ nin no shimai no uchi hitori ha takai shi ta ga 、 hoka ha kenzai da 。
One of her four sisters has passed away, but the others are still with us.