海うみの藻も屑くずと消きえる

expression, ichidan verb

to be drowned at sea; to perish in the sea

A literary and somewhat dramatic expression meaning to die by drowning, with the image of becoming like seaweed debris. Often used in stories, songs, or poetic contexts. The synonymous phrase 海の藻屑となる is also common.

See also: 海の藻屑となる

• 彼かれは嵐あらしの中なかで海うみの藻も屑くずと消きえた。

  He was drowned at sea in the storm.

• 多おおくの船ふな乗のりが海うみの藻も屑くずと消きえた。

  Many sailors perished in the sea.