亡くなる【なくなる】
Frequency rank: 3,622. – 3,623. (for form なくなる: 1,002.)
- to die
Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- 亡くなる【なくなる】Frequency rank: 3,622. – 3,623.
- なくなるFrequency rank: 1,002.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to die
This expression is a polite or softer way to refer to someone's death, often used in conversations to avoid the harsher connotations of the word "死ぬ" (shinu).
My grandfather has died.
She is saddened by the death of her best friend.
Generated collocations (experimental)
なくなる亡くなるとき時time of deathかぞく家族がなくなる亡くなるa family member passes awayとつぜん突然なくなる亡くなるto die suddenlyびょうき病気でなくなる亡くなるto die from illnessゆうじん友人がなくなる亡くなるa friend passes awayなくなった亡くなったひと人deceased personなくなる亡くなることthe act of dyingてんじゅ天寿をまっとうして全うしてなくなる亡くなるto pass away peacefully after a long lifeなくなった亡くなったほう方へのおくやみ悔やみcondolences for the deceasedこころ心からなくなった亡くなったことをかなしむ悲しむto mourn the loss deeply
Example sentences
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I can't tell her now. It's not that simple anymore.
I don't lose my appetite when I get stressed, rather I can't calm down unless I eat something.
Ah, the phone card's already running out.. See you in half an hour.
After their parents died, their grandparents brought them up.
10. かみなり雷はかがくてき科学的にせつめい説明されているから、かみなり雷がにんげん人間にたいする対するかみ神のいかり怒りだなどとはひとびと人々はもうしんじていない信じていない。だから、かみなり雷もいぜん以前ほどおそろしい恐ろしいものではなくなってきている。
Thunder has been explained scientifically, and people no longer believe it is a sign that the gods are angry with them, so thunder, too, is a little less frightening.
Last night his father passed away because of his illness.
Dr. Hideo Noguchi died in Africa in 1928.
A man who should stop thinking would no longer be a man.
A lot of people are killed in automobile accidents every year.