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絶え入る (たえいる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

絶たえ入いる

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Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

expire; die; draw one's last breath

Literary or dramatic expression for dying, often emphasizing the moment of final breath. Not used in casual conversation.

彼かれは静しずかに絶たえ入いった。
He quietly breathed his last.
傷きずついた兵へい士しはその場ばで絶

た

え

入い

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た

。

The wounded soldier expired on the spot.

Written forms

絶たえ入いるUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling.
絶たえ入いる
Variant spelling; less common but still used.

Kanji

絶discontinue, sever, cut off
入enter, insert

Similar words

死しぬ
The general word for 'to die'; neutral and widely used. 絶え入る is more poetic and focuses on the final breath.
息いきを引ひき取とる
A common euphemism for 'to pass away', literally 'to take one's last breath'. 絶え入る is more literary and less common in modern speech.

Etymology

Compound of 絶え (tae, continuative form of 絶える 'to cease') + 入る (iru 'to enter'), literally 'to enter cessation'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.