Where does “kodokushi” come from?

kodokushi (English) comes from Japanese 孤独死, from Japanese 死, from Middle Chinese 死.

kodokushi (English): A Japanese phenomenon whereby people die a lonely death, and sometimes remain undiscovered for a long period of time

Definitions

  1. A Japanese phenomenon whereby people die a lonely death, and sometimes remain undiscovered for a long period of time

Ancestry of “kodokushi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese孤独死kodokushi, lonely death
2Japanese死death
3Middle Chinese死—
Every word from Middle Chinese 死 →Every word from Japanese 死 →Every word from Japanese 孤独死 →