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死亡時刻 (shiboujikoku) Japanese meaning: time of death | Kotomora

死し亡ぼう時じ刻こく

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Meanings

1

Formal or official term used in medical, legal, and news contexts to state the recorded time when someone died.

死し亡ぼう時じ刻こくは午ご後ご3時じ15分ふんと推すい定ていされ

た

。

The time of death was estimated to be 3:15 p.m.

Kanji

死death, die
亡deceased, the late, dying
時time, hour
刻engrave, cut fine, chop

Related words

死し亡ぼう
死亡 means 'death' itself, while 死亡時刻 specifies the exact time of death.
時じ刻こく
時刻 is a general word for 'time' or 'hour', whereas 死亡時刻 is a specific compound meaning 'time of death'.

Built from

死し亡ぼう+時じ刻こく

Etymology

Compound of 死亡 (death) and 時刻 (time, hour).