広島へ行く

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひろ
Grade: 2
しま
Grade: 3

Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
廣島へ行く (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally "to visit Hiroshima". This word was derived from a tradition in Miyajima, Hiroshima, where a person that died would immediately be sent to the opposite coast of Hiroshima. Unrelated to the World War II atomic bombings of Hiroshima.

Idiom

(ひろ)(しま)() (Hiroshima e iku

  1. (euphemistic, chiefly Western Japan) to die
    Synonym: 死ぬ (shinu, standard)

Derived terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Dai-ni-han Henshū I'inkai (日本国語大辞典第二版編集委員会) (2001-2002) 日本国語大辞典 第二版 , Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN