also: えんぎょう · おんぎょう
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
going afar; long journey
Literary or formal term for traveling a great distance. Often used in poetic or classical contexts.
彼は遠行の旅に出た。
He set out on a long journey.
遠行を終えて故郷に戻る。
Returning home after completing a long journey.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Euphemistic or literary expression for death, likening it to a journey to a faraway place. Rare in modern colloquial use.
祖父が遠行したのは昨年の春だった。
My grandfather passed away last spring.
遠行の知らせを受けて、深い悲しみに沈んだ。
Upon receiving news of the death, I was plunged into deep sorrow.