deceased, the late, dying, perish

3 strokesFrequency 661JLPT N2Grade 6

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な.いな.き-ほろ.びるほろ.ぶほろ.ぼす

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Common Words

失うしなう喪うTransitiveGodan verbFreq #383
1

to lose

Examples
ミスで財産を失った
My mistake cost me my fortune.
2

to miss (a chance, opportunity)

3

to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of

4

to concede (goals, points, etc.)

亡くなるくなるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #1281
1

Euphemistic

to die; to pass away

Examples
ディックは10歳のときなくなりました
Dick died at ten years of age.
滅ぼす亡ぼすろぼTransitiveGodan verbFreq #4097
1

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

Examples
核兵器はわが地球を滅ぼすと思う。
We think nuclear weapons will destroy our earth.
死亡ぼうNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #4240
1

death; dying; mortality

Examples
我々は彼の死亡のニュースにショックを受けた。
We were shocked at the news of his death.
滅びる亡びるろびIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #4883
1

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct; to perish

Examples
それは御子を信じるものが、一人として滅びることなく、永遠の命を持つためである。
That whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
逃亡うぼうNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #6443
1

escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

Examples
その少年たちは逃亡を試みたが失敗した。
The boy attempted an escape, but failed.
亡くすくすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #6524
1

to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)

Examples
息子を亡くした夫婦に誰もが同情した。
Everyone sympathized with the parents about their son's death.
滅ぶ亡ぶIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #8777
1

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct; to perish

Examples
肉体は滅んでいく。
The flesh is mortal.
亡霊うれいNounFreq #9505
1

departed spirit; soul of the dead

Examples
彼女は亡霊を見て髪を逆立てた。
When she saw the ghost, her hair stood on end.
2

ghost; apparition

滅亡つぼうNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #9924
1

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

Examples
仮に核戦争が起こったとすれば、人類は滅亡するだろう。
If a nuclear war were to break out, mankind would perish.

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