幽ゆう明めい相あい隔へだてる

ichidan verb

to die; to pass away

Literary and euphemistic expression meaning 'to die', literally 'the worlds of the living and the dead are separated'. Used in classical or poetic contexts.

• 彼かれは静しずかに幽ゆう明めい相あい隔へだてた。

  He quietly passed away.