非ひ業ごう

noun, na-adjective

unnatural death; untimely death

Buddhist term for a death that is not a natural end of one's allotted lifespan, often seen as a result of bad karma from a previous life. Used in set phrases like 非業の死を遂げる.

• 彼かれは若わかくして非ひ業ごうの死しを遂とげた。

  He died an untimely death at a young age.