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Meaning of 他界(たかい) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 他界

Kana Reading たかい

Romaji takai

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

death; the next world

Example sentence

彼女の４人の姉妹のうち１人は他界したが、ほかは健在だ。 One of her four sisters has passed away but the others are still with us.
Parts of speech

noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

Meaning

to pass away; to die

Example sentence

祖父は５年前に他界した。 My grandfather died five years ago.

Examples of 他界, たかい in a sentence

彼女の４人の姉妹のうち１人は他界したが、ほかは健在だ。

One of her four sisters has passed away but the others are still with us.
祖父は５年前に他界した。

My grandfather died five years ago.

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Kanji in this word

他 JLPT 3

5 strokes

other, another, the others

On'Yomi: タ

Kun'Yomi: ほか

界 JLPT 4

9 strokes

world

On'Yomi: カイ

Kun'Yomi:

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