自し然ぜん死し

noun

natural death; dying of natural causes

Refers to death from internal factors like illness or aging, as opposed to unnatural causes such as accidents, suicide, or homicide. Often contrasted with 異状死 (unnatural death).

See also: 異状死

• 高こう齢れいの祖そ父ふは自し然ぜん死しだった。

  My elderly grandfather died of natural causes.

• 警けい察さつは自し然ぜん死しと判はん断だんした。

  The police determined it was a natural death.