Japanese Dictionary

Words

61 words found
  • 無くす, 亡くす, 失くす
    JLPT 5
    Kana Reading
    なくす
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      Godan verb with `su' ending, transitive verb
      Meaning
      to lose something
      Example sentence
      私は１４歳のときに、父をくも膜下出血で亡くした。 I lost my father to a subarachnoid haemorrhage when I was fourteen.
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      to get rid of
      Example sentence
      すぐに集中力を無くしてしまった。 I immediately lost my concentration.
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      to lose someone (wife, child, etc.)
      Example sentence
      娘をなくして、すっかり心の張りがなくなりました。 Losing my daughter has taken away my will to live.
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  • 亡くなる
    JLPT 4
    Kana Reading
    なくなる
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      Godan verb with `ru' ending, intransitive verb
      Meaning
      to die
      Example sentence
      老人は今朝亡くなった。 The old man passed away this morning.
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  • 滅びる, 亡びる
    JLPT 1
    Kana Reading
    ほろびる
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
      Meaning
      to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
      Example sentence
      滅びに至る門は大きく、その道は広い。 For the gate is wide and the way is easy, that leads to destruction.
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Kanji

31 kanji found
  • 亡 JLPT 3

    3 strokes

    deceased, the late, dying, perish

    On'Yomi: ボウ, モウ

    Kun'Yomi: な.い, な.き-, ほろ.びる, ほろ.ぶ, ほろ.ぼす

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  • 兦

    3 strokes

    destruction

    On'Yomi: ボウ, モウ

    Kun'Yomi: な.い, ほろ.びる, ほろ.ぶ, ほろ.ぼす

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  • 忙 JLPT 3

    6 strokes

    busy, occupied, restless

    On'Yomi: ボウ, モウ

    Kun'Yomi: いそが.しい, せわ.しい, おそ.れる, うれえるさま

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