Word details

なくす

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word なくす.

Dictionary

Entry

くす無くす失くすTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #1294
1

to lose (something)

Examples
彼女は新しい時計をなくした
She lost her new watch.
2

to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove; to eradicate; to abolish

Examples
その国の財政の赤字をなくすには、もっと、たくさんの外国の援助を注ぎ込まなければならなかった。
To get the nation's economy out of the red, more foreign aid had to be pumped in.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

12 strokesFrequency 274JLPT N2Grade 4

On

Kun

な.い

lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss

5 strokesFrequency 447JLPT N2Grade 4

On

シツ

Kun

うしな.うう.せる

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