亡 – deceased, the late, dying

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The kanji 亡 means deceased, the late, dying, perish. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ボウ、モウ (bou, mou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is な.い、な.き-、ほろ.びる、ほろ.ぶ、ほろ.ぼす (nai, naki, horobiru, horobu, horobosu). It is written with 3 strokes, under radical 亠 (no. 8).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ボウ	bou
On’yomi	モウ	mou
Kun’yomi	な.い	nai
Kun’yomi	な.き-	naki
Kun’yomi	ほろ.びる	horobiru
Kun’yomi	ほろ.ぶ	horobu
Kun’yomi	ほろ.ぼす	horobosu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 亠 (Kangxi radical 8). Components: 亠.

Words using 亡

亡くなるなくなるto die死亡しぼうdeath亡くすなくすto lose (through death逃亡とうぼうescape滅亡めつぼうdownfall

Example sentences

我々は彼の死亡のニュースにショックを受けた。

We were shocked at the news of his death.

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息子を亡くした夫婦に誰もが同情した。

Everyone sympathized with the parents about their son's death.

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その少年たちは逃亡を試みたが失敗した。

The boy attempted an escape, but failed.

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Kanji with the same radical

京交享

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