ほうぎょ

Frequency rank: 25,728. – 25,901.
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb
  1. death (of an emperor); demisehonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
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  • ほうぎょFrequency rank: 25,728. – 25,901.
  • ほうぎょ
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. death (of an emperor); demise
  2. This term is used specifically in the context of the death of an emperor in Japan, reflecting a formal and respectful way to describe such a significant event in the monarchy.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to pass away (used for an emperor)ceremony of demisereport of death (of an emperor)day of demiseat the time of passingnews of deathafter the demiseto mourn the passingannouncement of demisepublic mourning for the emperor's death
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
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