This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ボウ、モウ、な.い、な.き-、ほろ.びる、ほろ.ぶ、ほろ.ぼす
Romaji: bou, mou, na.i, na.ki-, horo.biru, horo.bu, horo.bosu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

deceased, the late, dying, perish

Stroke Diagram

123

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  3
Radical Number:  8
Frequency:  661
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  4-3-2
Korean Reading:  mu
Chinese Reading:  wu2
Unicode:  4ea1
JIS:  4B34

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3402
Nelson Index: 281
New Nelson Index: 86
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2j1.1
Four Corner Index: 0071.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 973
Gakken Index: 887
Daikanwanjiten Index: 287
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0529
Remembering the kanji Index: 485
Kanji Flashcards Index: 297
Kodansha Compact Index: 37
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 985
Kanji in Context Index: 582
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2126
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2874
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 496
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 524
Essential Kanji Index: 979
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4210
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 475
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 829

Words

死亡 (しぼう)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
逃亡 (とうぼう)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
滅亡 (めつぼう)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
未亡人 (みぼうじん)
widow
亡霊 (ぼうれい)
ghost; the dead; departed spirits; apparition
亡くなる (なくなる)
to die
亡命 (ぼうめい)
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
無くす (なくす)
to lose something; to get rid of; to lose someone (wife, child, etc.)
亡き (なき)
the late; the deceased
亡国 (ぼうこく)
ruined country
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