病びょう没ぼつ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

dying of illness; dying of natural causes

Formal or written term for death caused by illness or natural causes, as opposed to accidental or violent death. Often used in obituaries, biographies, and historical records.

• 彼かれは昨さく年ねん、病びょう没ぼつした。

  He died of illness last year.

• その作さっ家かは60歳さいで病びょう没ぼつしたと伝つたえられている。

  It is reported that the author died of illness at the age of 60.