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JLPT N4 · Health & body

亡くなる

なくなる

to pass away

Stroke order of 亡くなる

4 characters, 9 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

亡 · 3 strokesく · 1 strokesな · 4 strokesる · 1 strokes

Memory trick

A lid (亠) over a hidden person: someone concealed, gone, passed away.

Parts: 亡 die + くなる kana

The characters in 亡くなる

  • く く — ku (1 strokes)
  • な な — na (4 strokes)
  • る る — ru (1 strokes)

Example sentence

祖父は去年亡くなりました。

そふはきょねんなくなりました。

My grandfather passed away last year.

Words with 亡

逃亡escape; flight

More words: Health & body

具合condition; health注射injection入院hospitalization退院leaving hospital胸chest喉throat毛hair; fur折れるto break; to be folded治すto cure看護師nurse体重body weight

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