他界

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
かい
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

他界 (hiragana たかい, rōmaji takai)

  1. (euphemistic) afterworld, next world, afterlife
  2. death

Verb

他界する (hiragana たかいする, rōmaji takai suru)

  1. (euphemistic) to pass away

Usage notes

  • 他界 (たかい)する (takai suru) and the passive form 他界 (たかい)される (takai sareru) are synonymous.
    山田 (やまだ)さんが他界 (たかい)しました
    Yamada-san ga takai shimashita.
    Yamada-san passed away.
    山田 (やまだ)さんが他界 (たかい)されました
    Yamada-san ga takai saremashita.
    Yamada-san passed away.

Conjugation

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