急逝

Reading

Kana: きゅうせい

Romaji: kyūsei

Definition

noun

vs

1

sudden death

Kanji

急

Readings: キュウ、 いそ.ぐ、 いそ.ぎ

Meanings: hurry, emergency, sudden, steep

逝

Readings: セイ、 ゆ.く、 い.く

Meanings: departed, die

Example Sentence

兄(あに)が急逝(きゅうせい)したのは２年(ねん)前(まえ)、義姉(ぎし)は一(いち)人兄(にんけい)の遺(のこ)した小(ちい)さな宝飾店(ほうしょくてん)を健気(けなげ)に守(まも)ってきた。

➥Since my brother died suddenly two years ago, my sister-in-law has valiantly kept going the small jewellery store he left her.