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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