事切れる (こときれる) Japanese meaning | KotomoraFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000 Meanings
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
pass away; breathe one's last; die
A somewhat literary or euphemistic expression for dying, often used in narrative or formal contexts.
い
た
とき
に
は
、
彼
は
すでに
こと
切
れ
て
い
た
。
By the time we arrived at the hospital, he had already breathed his last.
