亡 — death, deceased

なくす亡 death

Grade 6 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 3 strokes

U+4EA1 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #661 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #524 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

death
deceased

word

な na Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

亡(な) くす nakusu to lose someone through death 亡(な) くなる nakunaru to pass away

ほう・ぼう hou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

死(し) 亡(ぼう) shibou death 亡(ぼう) 命(めい) boumei exile 逃(とう) 亡(ぼう) toubou escape 滅(めつ) 亡(ぼう) metsubou destruction

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Components

Composed of

亠 lid

匸 hiding enclosure

Used as component in (6)

のぞみ望 ambition わすれる忘 forget あら荒 laid waste いそがしい忙 busy もう盲 blind もう妄 delusion

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亡 — death, deceased

Meanings

word

な na Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

ほう・ぼう hou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (6)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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亡 — death, deceased

Meanings

word

な na Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

ほう ・ぼう hou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (6)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

ほう・ぼう hou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).