Kanji

亡

deceased, the late, dying, perish

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

3 strokes

Radical

亠部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ボウ, モウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ない, なき-, ほろびる, ほろぶ, ほろぼす

Common Readings

ボウ, モウ, な…い

Example sentences

亡くなる なくなる
去年 病気 亡くなりました

He passed away last year due to illness.

まぼろし
亡くなった 祖父 見た ような 気がした

I felt like I saw the phantom of my late grandfather in the fog.

死亡 しぼう
その 事故 多く 死亡 した

Many people died in that accident.

推定 すいてい
警察 死亡 推定 時刻 午後 10 ごろ 判断 した

The police determined the estimated time of death to be around 10 PM.

亡くす なくす
彼女 若くして 両親 亡くした

She lost her parents at a young age.

身を寄せる みをよせる
両親 亡くした 叔父 身を寄せた

After losing his parents, he went to live at his uncle's house.

逃亡 とうぼう
犯人 警察 逃れて 逃亡した

The criminal escaped from the hands of the police and fled.

仮定 かてい
犯人 すでに 国外 逃亡した 仮定して 捜査 進める

Let's assume the culprit has already fled the country and proceed with the investigation.

亡霊 ぼうれい
古い には かつて 城主 亡霊 出る という ある

There is a rumor that the ghost of the former castle lord appears in the old castle.

滅亡 めつぼう
古代 文明 巨大 災害 によって 滅亡 した

Ancient civilizations were destroyed by massive disasters.

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