JLPT N3 · 3 strokes
Kanji 亡: "deceased, the late, dying"
The kanji 亡 means "deceased, the late, dying, perish". It is written with 3 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ボウ, モウ in on'yomi and な.い, な.き, ほろ.びる, ほろ.ぶ, ほろ.ぼす in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ボウモウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
な.いな.きほろ.びるほろ.ぶほろ.ぼす
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | deceased, the late, dying, perish |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 3 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 661 of 2,501 |
Common words with 亡
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 亡くなるto die; to pass away
- 死亡death; dying; mortality
- 逃亡escape; flight; running away; elopement
- 亡くすto lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
- 亡霊departed spirit; soul of the dead · ghost; apparition
- 滅亡downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
- 亡きdeceased; late; dead; departed
- 亡骸remains; corpse; (dead) body
- 亡者the dead; ghost · person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
- 亡命fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons)
- 未亡人widow
- 存亡life or death; existence; destiny
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