亡
Deceased
Meanings
Deceased, The Late, Dying, Perish
On'yomi
ぼう、 もう
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
な.い、 な.き-、 ほろ.びる、 ほろ.ぶ、 ほろ.ぼす
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
亡 is written in 3 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
亡 (Deceased) is taught on WaniKani at level 6 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 6 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #661 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 3 strokes.
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