noun

  1. death, the next world.

takes する, intransitive verb

  1. to pass away, to die.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
他界 たかい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

other, another, the others
タ ほか (3rd, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
to be (classical)
ヤ なり エ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
to squint, what? huh? (Cant.)
バ メ やぶにらみ
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
world, boundary
カイ (3rd, N4)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
jammed in, shellfish, mediate
カイ すけ ゆき (7th, N2)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ