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斃仆 (へいふ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
falling dead ; perishing ; dying
rare term
Rare literary term for dying or falling dead, typically used in classical or highly formal contexts. In modern Japanese, 死ぬ or 倒れる are the normal choices.
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Old war tales depict warriors falling dead on the battlefield.
Similar words 倒たお れる Common verb for falling down or collapsing; can also mean dying in battle, but is much more frequent and neutral than 斃仆.
死し ぬ Standard verb for dying; 斃仆 is a rare, classical alternative with a nuance of falling in death.
Etymology Compound of 斃 (へい, 'to fall down, die') and 仆 (ふ, 'to fall forward, die'). Both characters are rare and literary; the word is a Sino-Japanese creation with no clear modern usage outside classical texts.
