also: ふいん
report of a death; news of someone's passing
A formal, somewhat literary term for a death notice or obituary. In modern Japanese, 訃報 (ふほう) is far more common.
I learned of my old friend's passing through the newspaper.
I was shocked to find his name in the obituary column.
Formal, literary kanji compound for a death notice. The reading ふおん is standard; ふいん is a less common variant.
Alternate reading; less common than ふおん.
Compound of 訃 (obituary, news of death) and 音 (sound, news). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a classical pattern of using 音 to mean 'tidings' or 'report'.