What does kanji 亡 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 亡 is deceased.

How is kanji 亡 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 亡 are な.い, な.き-, ほろ.びる, ほろ.ぶ, ほろ.ぼす; the onyomi readings are ボウ, モウ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 亡?

Kanji 亡 is taught in Jōyō Grade 6.

What is the main radical of kanji 亡?

The main radical for kanji 亡 is 亠.

What words use kanji 亡?

Example words that use kanji 亡 include 亡命, 滅びる, 亡霊, 亡父.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 5

亡

Meaning

Kanji 亡

deceased

deceased, the late, dying, perish

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: な.いな.き-ほろ.びるほろ.ぶほろ.ぼす
Onyomi 音読み: ボウモウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 兦 (Itaiji) , 亾 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 6
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #661
Strokes: 3
Radical: 亠
Components: 亠 • 亡
Kanji Kentei: Level 5
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 119 entries that include this kanji.

亡命

ぼうめい

fleeing from one's country

滅びる

ほろびる

to go to ruin

亡霊

ぼうれい

departed spirit

亡父

ぼうふ

deceased father

亡夫

ぼうふ

deceased husband

滅ぼす

ほろぼす

to destroy

亡くす

なくす

to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)

亡くなる

なくなる

to die

亡骸

なきがら

remains

亡き後

なきあと

after one's death

亡者

もうじゃ

person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.)

亡国

ぼうこく

ruined country

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

祖父は去年亡くなりました。

My grandfather passed away last year.

彼は病気で亡くなった。

He died of illness.

亡き父の写真を今も大切にしている。

I still treasure a photo of my late father.

その小さな国は戦争で亡びた。

That small country perished in the war.

多くの伝統が時代とともに亡びていった。

Many traditions died out over time.

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