臨終

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 臨終(りんじゅう) refers to a person's final moments around the time of death.
• Basic usage: It describes the family being present during the grandfather's final moments.
  • 家族は祖父の臨終に立ち会った。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Final moments and the fact of death
  • 臨終に立ち会う means to be present when someone is dying. 死亡(しぼう) is better suited to stating the fact of death than to describing the circumstances of those final moments.