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今日の漢字
Grade 6JLPT N3

deceased, the late, dying, perish

3 strokes · frequency rank #661

On
ボウ、モウ
Kun
な.い、な.き-、ほろ.びる、ほろ.ぶ、ほろ.ぼす

Stroke order

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  3. 3

Common words

  1. しぼうdeath; dying; mortality1
    • We were shocked at the news of his death.

    • An announcement of his death appeared in the newspapers.

    • Many people were killed in the accident.

  2. ぼうめいfleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons)2
    • Along with thousands of others, he fled the country.

    • Deposed in a military coup in September 2006 and having effectively been in exile, the Former premier of Thailand Thaksin has returned after about a year and a half.

  3. なきがらremains; corpse; (dead) body3
    • She cried at the sight of her father's dead body.

  4. そんぼうlife or death; existence; destiny4
  5. めつぼうdownfall; ruin; collapse; destruction5
    • If a nuclear war were to break out, mankind would perish.

    • Man would perish.

    • A nuclear war will bring about the destruction of mankind.

  6. とうぼうescape; flight; running away; elopement6
    • The boy attempted an escape, but failed.

    • He attempted to escape.

    • They attempted to escape.

  7. なくすto lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)7
    • Everyone sympathized with the parents about their son's death.

    • He lost his beloved son.

    • He lost his beloved son.

  8. みぼうじんwidow8
    • The widow was dressed in black.

    • My brother's widow has married again.

    • The widow suffered from stomach cancer.

  9. しぼうりつdeath rate; mortality rate9
    • The birth rate and death rate were nearly equal.

    • City dwellers have a higher death rate than country people do.

    • They attributed the low death rate of infants to the progress of medicine.

  10. しぼうしゃthe deceased; deaths; persons killed10

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