亡 — kanji meaning “deceased”
亡
deceased, the late, dying, perish
- Meanings
- deceased, the late, dying, perish
- On'yomi
- ボウ (bou)、モウ (mou)
- Kun'yomi
- な.い、な.き-、ほろ.びる、ほろ.ぶ、ほろ.ぼす
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #661 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 8
- Chinese reading
- wáng, wú — Chinese character page
Words with 亡
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 死亡 | しぼう shibou | death; dying; mortality |
| 亡命 | ぼうめい boumei | fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection |
| 滅亡 | めつぼう metsubou | downfall; ruin; collapse |
| 逃亡 | とうぼう toubou | escape; flight; running away |
| 亡霊 | ぼうれい bourei | departed spirit; soul of the dead |
| 未亡人 | みぼうじん miboujin | widow |
| 存亡 | そんぼう sonbou | life or death; existence; destiny |
| 亡くなる | なくなる nakunaru | to die; to pass away |
| 亡者 | もうじゃ mouja | the dead; ghost |
| 亡父 | ぼうふ boufu | deceased father; late father |
| 亡国 | ぼうこく boukoku | ruining a country |
| 興亡 | こうぼう koubou | rise and fall; ups and downs |
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