永えい逝せい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

death; passing away

Formal, literary, and euphemistic term for death. Often used in obituaries, condolences, or solemn writing. The する form means 'to pass away'.

• 彼かれの永えい逝せいを悼いたみ、謹つつしんでお悔くやみ申もうし上あげます。

  I mourn his passing and offer my deepest condolences.

• 祖そ父ふが永えい逝せいしてから、もう三さん年ねんになる。

  It has been three years since my grandfather passed away.