Keyword
deceased
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig524
Readings
ぼう
(49%)
な
(41%)
もう
(4%)
なき
(3%)
ほろ
(1%)
Composed of
lid
picture frame
Mnemonic

The burial urn of the deceased person is blocked by a picture frame with a nice photograph of them... all you can see of the urn is the lid.

Used in kanji (20 in total)
hope
forget
wild
busy
Used in vocabulary (128 in total)
to die; to pass away
death; dying; mortality
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
deceased; late; dead; departed
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
remains; corpse; (dead) body
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
life or death; existence; destiny
death rate; mortality rate
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
runaway; fugitive
fatal accident; deadly accident
after one's death
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
ruining a country; ruined country
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
(one's) late father
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
(one's) late mother
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
death; the late; the deceased
money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber
refugee; exile; displaced persons
dead person
deceased father; late father
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
rise and fall; ups and downs
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
fugitive from justice; fugitive criminal
decline and fall; ruin; downfall; collapse
report of death; notification of a death
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
incident of death; fatal case
the deceased
defeat (in battle)
deceased husband; late husband
number of deaths
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
deceased wife; late wife
remains; corpse; (dead) body
one's deceased lord
departed soul; spirit
life-and-death matter; an emergency or crisis where survival is threatened
declaration of death; pronouncing someone to be dead
wandering; soil erosion
destruction by fire
death benefit; life insurance payout
deceased mother; late mother
life insurance; insurance payable at death
political asylum; political exile
loss (e.g. of an item)
deceased friend
excess deaths; excess mortality
cemetery guard; crematorium worker
one's deceased elder brother
crisis; critical moment; critical time
death benefit (from life insurance)
nation's times of peace and war, rise and fall
remains; corpse; (dead) body
crisis; critical moment; critical time
customer at a brothel; john; someone who has forgotten the eight virtues; brothel; owner of a brothel
to lose (a wife, child, etc.)
deceased parent
spending all one's time in idle amusement away from home; being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures
departed soul; spirit
dead child
declared death without identification of a body
obituary; notification of death
unlucky day for starting construction of a house (which would result in a fire that spreads to three adjacent houses)
report of death; notification of a death
one's dead child
rise and fall; ups and downs; waxing and waning; prosperity and decline; vicissitudes
autopsy imaging; postmortem computed tomography; PMCT; virtopsy
one's deceased younger brother
fugitive from justice; fugitive criminal
discourtesy; lawlessness
rise and fall; prosperity and decline; vicissitudes
remains; corpse; (dead) body
fetal death (foetal); embryonic demise
greedy person; grasping person
too many options making selection difficult; truth being hard to find as paths to it proliferate
maternal mortality rate; maternal mortality ratio
deceased parent
place of death
women should not rule over men; it is a sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock; a whistling woman and a crowing hen are neither fit for God nor men; (lit.) when the hen crows, the house falls to ruin
one's late elder sister
deceased grandfather; (one's) late grandfather
deceased wife; deceased lady
bemoaning the frustration of reaching truth (for surplus of academic paths); being at a loss
one who is obsessed with (getting into, holding on to) political power; one who is obsessed with the idea of taking over government
one's deceased younger sister
intrauterine fetal death (foetal); IUFD
ship of the dead which appears if one goes fishing during the Bon festival
dead soldier; deserter; dying
otebo bean (var. of Phaseolus vulgaris)
locking the barn door after the horse has bolted; doing something too late; (lit.) mending the pen after the sheep are lost
excess mortality rate; mortality displacement
deceased friend
intestate person; someone who has died without having made a will
Examples (200 in total)
Did your older sister pass away?
Even now that he has passed away, I still love him dearly.
It seems he was already dead when he was found.