こう
薨
きょ
去

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. death (of a nobleman, Imperial family member, etc.), demise.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こう
薨
きょ
去
 薨去 こうきょ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

die
コウ　こう.じる　みまか.る (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ　ボウ　あみがしら
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
death, die
シ　し.ぬ (3rd, N4)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ　ガチ　タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう　セキ　ゆ (1st, N4)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
gone, past, quit
さ.る　コ　キョ (3rd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)