臨終

See also: 临终

Chinese
 
to face; to overlook; to arrive
to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before
 end; finish
trad. (臨終) 臨 終
simp. (临终) 临 终

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. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, 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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