What does kanji 没 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 没 is drown.

How is kanji 没 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 没 are おぼ.れる, しず.む, ない; the onyomi readings are ボツ, モツ.

What is the main radical of kanji 没?

The main radical for kanji 没 is 水.

What words use kanji 没?

Example words that use kanji 没 include 没頭, 没分暁漢, 没収, 没す.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

没

Meaning

Kanji 没

drown

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

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: おぼ.れるしず.むない
Onyomi 音読み: ボツモツ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Old form: 沒 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1385
Strokes: 7
Radical: 水
Components: 几 • 又 • 汁 • 殳
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 35 common entries

Showing 35 of 75 entries that include this kanji.

没頭

ぼっとう

immersing oneself in

没分暁漢

ぼつぶんぎょうかん

obstinate person

没収

ぼっしゅう

forfeiture

没す

もっす

to confiscate

没にする

ぼつにする

to reject (a manuscript)

没ネーム

ぼつネーム

manga that has been rejected by an editor

没る

いる

to set (of the sun)

没我

ぼつが

selflessness

没我的

ぼつがてき

self-effacing

没義道

ぼつぎどう

brutality

没却

ぼっきゃく

ignoring

没個性

ぼつこせい

lack of individuality or personality

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

船が嵐で没した。

The ship sank in the storm.

その町は長い戦争のあとで没した。

That town disappeared after a long war.

夕日が山の向こうに没した。

The evening sun sank behind the mountain.

彼は波にのまれて没した。

He drowned after being swallowed by the waves.

証拠は闇に没してしまった。

The evidence disappeared into the darkness.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 7 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.