Quick answer
亡 is the kanji for "Dying / Perish / Deceased". A common reading is な.い (nai). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Dying / Perish / Deceased
Also : Dying · Perish · Deceased · The Late
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Memory Aid
The kanji 亡 represents 'DECEASED'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of deceased.
On-reading: ぼう — remember this sound by associating it with deceased. Kun-reading: な.い.
Example Sentences
戦争で多くの人が亡くなりました。
せんそうでおおくのひとがなくなりました。
Many people died in the war.
亡くなった方の冥福を祈ります。
なくなったかたのめいふくをいのります。
I pray for the repose of those who have passed.
Vocabulary using 亡
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