place of death; dead place
A formal or literary term for the location where someone died. Not used in everyday conversation; more common in historical or legal contexts.
His place of death is a small temple in Kyoto.
This stone monument marks the place of death of the warlord.
Standard kanji spelling for 'place of death'.
Variant kanji form using 歿 (a less common character for 'death').
Compound of 没 (death) and 地 (place). The reading ぼつち follows standard on'yomi. The variant 歿地 uses a less common character for 'death'.