臨終

See also: 临终

Chinese

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Pronunciation

Verb

臨終

  1. to be approaching one's end; to have one foot in the grave; to be dying from illness

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
臨 終
りん
Grade: 6		 しゅう > じゅう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

臨(りん)終(じゅう) • (rinjū) 

  1. one's deathbed, dying moment, dying breath

Usage notes

This is often used with the honorific prefix 御(ご) (go-) as ご臨終(りんじゅう) (gorinjū).

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
臨終

Noun

臨終 • (imjong) (hangeul 임종)

  1. Hanja form? of 임종.

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
臨終

Noun

臨終

  1. chữ Hán form of lâm chung.
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