place to die; fitting place to die
Rare term; often used in expressions about a warrior's or person's desired place or manner of death. Compare with the more common 死に場所.
See also: 死に場所
For a samurai, the battlefield is the place to die.
He set out on a journey in search of a place to die.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling that clearly shows the reading and avoids rare kanji.
Kanji spelling using 所; less common but still encountered.
Rare kanji variant using 処; mostly seen in older or literary contexts.
Compound of 死に (continuative form of 死ぬ 'to die') + どころ (連濁 form of ところ 'place'). The どころ reading is a rendaku variant of ところ.