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物故 (ぶっこ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

物ぶっ故こ

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こ

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

death (of a person); passing away

Formal, often used in news reports or official announcements. Refers specifically to a person's death.

その事じ故こで多おおくの方かたが物ぶっ故こされた。
Many people lost their lives in that accident.
物ぶっ故こ者しゃ

名めい

簿ぼ

が

公こう

開かい

さ

れ

た

。

The list of the deceased was made public.

Kanji

物thing, object, matter
故happenstance, especially, intentionally

Similar words

死し亡ぼう
死亡 is the standard, neutral term for death, while 物故 is more formal and often used in official or news contexts.
死し去きょ
死去 is also formal but slightly less stiff than 物故; 物故 carries a nuance of official record or report.

Etymology

From Chinese 物故 (wùgù), where 物 means 'thing' or 'person' and 故 means 'past' or 'deceased'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound has been used in formal Japanese to refer to a person's death.