薨こう御ぎょこうぎょMeanings1noundeath of an important personhonorific or respectful (sonkeigo)›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。