訃ふ

noun

news of someone's death; obituary notice

Rarely used alone; almost always appears in the compound 訃報 (ふほう). The standalone form is literary or formal.

See also: 訃報

• 訃ふ報ほうに接せっし、深ふかく哀あい悼とうの意いを表ひょうします。

  Upon hearing the news of the death, I express my deepest condolences.