Quick answer
亡 is the kanji for "Dying". It is a JLPT N3 kanji. The main reading is な.い (nai). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Dying
Also : Perish · Deceased · The late
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
3 strokes
Radicals
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
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jun 17, 2026
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