Kanji

没

drown, sink, hide, fall into, disappear, die

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ボツ, モツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

おぼれる, しずむ, ない

Common Readings

ボツ

Example sentences

没頭 ぼっとう
昼夜 問わず 研究 没頭している

He is immersed in his research day and night.

われ
忘れて 作業 没頭 した

I forgot myself and became absorbed in the work.

没収 ぼっしゅう
不法 品物 税関 没収された

Illegal goods were confiscated at customs.

出没 しゅつぼつ
最近 この 近く クマ 出没 する という ニュース 聞いた

I heard news that bears have been appearing in the mountains near here lately.

通り魔 とおりま
最近 この 近く 通り魔 出没した という ニュース 聞いて とても 不安 なった

I felt very anxious after hearing the news that a random attacker had appeared recently near here.

没落 ぼつらく
その 貴族 家系 時代 変化 とともに 没落 した

That aristocratic family declined with the changing times.

一族 いちぞく
その 古い 没落 した 一族 住んでいた

In that old mansion lived a fallen clan.

埋没 まいぼつ
その 古代 遺跡 長い 埋没 していた

The ancient ruins were buried in sand for a long time.

沈没 ちんぼつ
その 沈没 した

That ship sank in the storm.

藻屑 もくず
によって 沈没 乗組員 全員 藻屑 なった

The ship sank in the storm, and all crew members were lost at sea.

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