Kanji

亡

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
彼は去年、病気で亡くなりました。

He passed away last year due to illness.

幻 まぼろし
霧の中に亡くなった祖父の幻を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
その事故で多くの人が死亡した。

Many people died in that accident.

推定 すいてい
警察は、死亡推定時刻を午後10時ごろと判断した

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

亡くす なくす
彼女は若くして両親を亡くした。

She lost her parents at a young age.

身を寄せる みをよせる
両親を亡くした後、彼は叔父の家に身を寄せた。

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

逃亡 とうぼう
犯人は警察の手を逃れて逃亡した。

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

仮定 かてい
犯人がすでに国外に逃亡したと仮定して捜査を進める。

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

亡霊 ぼうれい
古い城には、かつての城主の亡霊が出るという噂がある。

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

滅亡 めつぼう
古代の文明は、巨大な災害によって滅亡した。

Ancient civilizations were destroyed by massive disasters.

Example Vocabulary

亡くなる

なくなる

to pass away; to die

死亡

しぼう

death, mortality

亡くす

なくす

to lose (someone to death)

逃亡

とうぼう

escape; flight; desertion

亡霊

ぼうれい

ghost; specter; spirit; apparition

滅亡

めつぼう

downfall; ruin; extinction; destruction

亡き

なき

late; deceased

亡骸

なきがら

corpse; remains of the deceased

亡者

もうじゃ

person obsessed (e.g., with money); departed spirit; ghost

亡命

ぼうめい

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