孤こ立りつ死し

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

solitary death; dying alone

Refers to dying alone, especially when a person living alone dies of natural causes and is not discovered for some time. Often used in social welfare contexts. Compare 孤独死, which is more common.

See also: 孤独死

• 高こう齢れい者しゃの孤こ立りつ死しが社しゃ会かい問もん題だいになっている。

  Solitary deaths among the elderly have become a social issue.

• 彼かれは誰だれにも看み取とられずに孤こ立りつ死しした。

  He died alone, with no one at his side.