A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 3 strokes

Deceased ; The Late ; Dying ; Perish

Readings on: ボウ・モウ
Kun readings: な.い・な.き-・ほろ.びる・ほろ.ぶ・ほろ.ぼす

亡父ぼうふ — deceased father

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 死亡しぼう — death; death; death Word card → Source
• 逃亡とうぼう — escape Source
• 亡命ぼうめい — emigration; defection; exile Source
• 亡骸なきがら — body; mortal remains Source
• 滅亡めつぼう — fall; destruction; collapse Source
• 亡夫ぼうふ — my deceased husband; my late husband Source