病死

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 病死, read びょうし, means death caused by illness.
• Basic usage: It is used to describe a fictional character's family history or a painter's death recorded in documents.
  • 小説の主人公は父が若くして病死した過去を持つ。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Cause of death compared with 死亡
  • 死亡 states that a death occurred, while 病死 also identifies illness as its cause.