Chinese

Noun

遺書

1. (literary) posthumous papers; writings of an author now dead
2. (literary) a letter or note left by one immediately before death

Verb

遺書

1. (archaic) to send a letter

Japanese

Noun

遺書 ‎(hiragana いしょ, romaji isho)

1. a letter or note left by one immediately before death

See also

• 遺言 (ゆいごん) ‎(yuigon), 遺言 (いごん) ‎(igon)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.