薨こう御ぎょ

noun

death of an important person

Honorific term used for the death of high-ranking individuals such as princes, princesses, or cabinet ministers. Formal and respectful.

• 皇こう太たい子しの薨こう御ぎょが国くに中じゅうに深ふかい悲かなしみをもたらした。

  The death of the Crown Prince brought deep sorrow to the whole nation.