きょ

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

Honorific or respectful language.
  1. death, passing.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きょ
逝去 せいきょ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

departed, die
ゆ.く セイ い.く (9th, N1)
fold, break, fracture
お.る おり セツ (4th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (8th, N1)
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)