Word Meaning 亡くなる

なくなる nakunaru

亡くなる is read as なくなる (nakunaru) and means to die.

Meaning

English

  1. to die
  2. to pass away

Reading

Kana

なくなる

Romaji

nakunaru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Synonyms 逝く,永遠の眠りに就く,永久の眠りに就く,永眠する,お陀仏になる,帰らぬ人となる,消え入る,消える Related Words ,死ぬ,死亡,逝去,故人,遺体,亡骸,葬儀 Rank 15862 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

亡命

ぼうめい

fleeing from one's country

亡夫

ぼうふ

deceased husband

亡父

ぼうふ

deceased father

亡くす

なくす

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

亡き後

なきあと

after one's death

亡国

ぼうこく

ruined country

亡者

もうじゃ

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

亡霊

ぼうれい

departed spirit

亡骸

なきがら

remains

死亡

しぼう

death

未亡人

みぼうじん

widow

死亡者

しぼうしゃ

the deceased

Example Sentences

8

いしゃはかれがこんやなくなるかもしれないといった。

The doctor said he might die tonight.

Many people die in traffic accidents.

The kanji in "busy" is written as "the heart has died".

Tom gave this to me before he died.

The patient may pass away at any moment.

Tom and Mary met three years before Tom died.

Tom's mother remarried very soon after his father's death.

He was so healthy up to the minute of his sudden death. You really never know what might happen next.