逝 means “pass away, die”

ゆく · yuku

Also: departed

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ゆく, いく

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

セイ

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The story

A road (辶) with a branch snapped off (折): a journey cut short. 逝く is to pass away, gentler than 死ぬ, and news reports announce a public figure's 逝去, death, or 急逝, a sudden passing.

Used in 逝く (yuku, to pass away), 逝去 (seikyo, death, respectful), and 急逝 (kyuusei, sudden death)

More from Graves & Mourning

• 殉 die for a cause
• 棺 coffin
• 訃 news of a death
• 骸 bones
• 遺 leave behind
• 葬 funeral
• 喪 mourning
• 墓 grave
• 悼 grieve
• 墳 burial mound
• 弔 mourn
• 忌 shun

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.