Moto 亡: Deceased; The Late; DyingKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ボウ、モウ
- Kun'yomi
- な(い)、な(き-)、ほろ(びる)、ほろ(ぶ)、ほろ(ぼす)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 118 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ボウ・モウ)
- 死亡しぼうdeath; mortality
- 亡命ぼうめいflight from one's country; seeking asylum
- 死亡率しぼうりつdeath rate; mortality rate
- 逃亡とうぼうescape; flight
- 死亡者しぼうしゃthe deceased; deaths
- 存亡そんぼうlife or death; existence
- 未亡人みぼうじんwidow
- 亡国ぼうこくruined country
- 亡夫ぼうふdeceased husband; late husband
- 亡父ぼうふdeceased father; late father
- 亡者もうじゃthe dead; ghost
- 亡霊ぼうれいdeparted spirit; soul of the dead
- 滅亡めつぼうdownfall; ruin
- 興亡こうぼうrise and fall; ups and downs
- 乳児死亡率にゅうじしぼうりつinfant mortality
- 亡ぼうdeath
- 亡兄ぼうけいone's deceased elder brother
- 亡児ぼうじone's dead child
- 亡八ぼうはちcustomer at a brothel; john
- 亡卒ぼうそつdead soldier
- 亡友ぼうゆうdeceased friend
- 亡君ぼうくんone's deceased lord
- 亡命希望者ぼうめいきぼうしゃasylum seeker
- 亡命政権ぼうめいせいけんgovernment in exile
- 亡命文学ぼうめいぶんがくexile literature
- 亡命生活ぼうめいせいかつlife in exile
- 亡命者ぼうめいしゃrefugee; exile
- 亡失ぼうしつloss (e.g. of an item)
- 亡妹ぼうまいone's deceased younger sister
- 亡妻ぼうさいdeceased wife; late wife
- 亡姉ぼうしone's late elder sister
- 亡婦ぼうふdeceased wife; deceased lady
- 亡子ぼうしdead child
- 亡弟ぼうていone's deceased younger brother
- 亡母ぼうぼdeceased mother; late mother
- 亡状ぼうじょうdiscourtesy; lawlessness
- 亡祖父ぼうそふdeceased grandfather; (one's) late grandfather
- 亡羊ぼうようlost sheep
- 亡羊の嘆ぼうようのたんbemoaning the frustration of reaching truth (for surplus of academic paths); being at a loss
- 亡羊補牢ぼうようほろうlocking the barn door after the horse has bolted; doing something too late
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 亡き後なきあとafter one's death
- 亡くすなくすto lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
- 亡くなるなくなるto die
- 亡いないdead
- 亡きなきthe late; the deceased
- 亡きがらなきがらremains; corpse
- 亡き人なきひとthe deceased
- 亡き母なきはは(one's) late mother
- 亡き父なきちち(one's) late father
- 亡き者なきものdead person
- 亡き者にするなきものにするto kill
- 亡き親なきおやdeceased parent
- 亡き魂なきたまdeparted soul; spirit
- 亡くなすなくなすto lose someone (wife, child, etc.)
- 亡びるほろびるto go to ruin; to go under
- 亡ぶほろぶto be ruined; to go under
- 亡ぼすほろぼすto destroy; to overthrow
Other readings
- 亡骸なきがらremains; corpse
- 亡ううしなうto lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of
- 亡き骸なきがらremains; corpse
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