Keyword
deceased
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig524
Readings
ぼう
(48%)
(42%)
もう
(3%)
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 (119 in total)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
Examples (199 in total)
He died at the age of 71.
Didn't you know that he passed away about two years ago?
A bunch of people died in the explosion.
As a result of the war, many people died.
My parents died when I was thirteen.
The other day her mother passed away in the hospital.
Didn't you know that he passed away two years ago?
Don't you know that he passed away two years ago?
My wife died in 2013.
His uncle died five years ago.
He passed away quite suddenly.
He died on the day his son arrived.
He passed away yesterday.
He died aged 54.
He died at the age of 70.
Her father died ten years ago.
She died yesterday afternoon.
He died recently.
It has been ten years since my father passed away.
My father died when I was seven years old.
My father passed away two years ago.
My father died at the age of forty-nine.
At the time we got married, his parents had already died.
The elder passed away recently.
It's a pity when somebody dies.
The old man passed away this morning.
A week later, she died.
His father passed away last night in the hospital.
Her mother passed away last year.
It is three years since he died.
He died three years ago.
Sadly, many Japanese people died.
His grandfather passed away peacefully.
We had known him for five years when he died.
Since her father's death, she has gone through a lot of hardships.
A big bomb fell, and a great many people lost their lives.
My grandfather passed away three years ago.
Many people were killed in the accident.
At least two people perished.
His wife was killed in the accident.
He died from the cold last night.
We were shocked at the news of his death.
She usually talks about her late husband.
Many people were killed in the plane accident.
Both my grandfather and grandmother are dead.
The man died a few hours ago.
Some were injured and others were killed in the accident.
Last night, his grandfather passed away in the hospital.
I often think about my deceased mother.
The boy attempted an escape, but failed.
The man got away from the city.
He attempted to escape.
I was arrested for aiding in his escape.
The great politician passed away in 1963.
The former President's death was announced.
She died two days after his arrival.
She passed away two days ago.
A child whose parents are dead is called an orphan.
Children whose parents are dead are referred to as "orphans".
Her father passed away last week.
I couldn't but sympathize with the girl who had lost her parents in the accident.
I lost my wife last year.
He lost his beloved son.
He felt sad because he lost his father.
He lost his parents at the age of seven.
Her father died when she was young.
She lost her father when she was three years old.
She lost her father at the age of 3.
Everyone sympathized with the parents about their son's death.
I lost my son about a decade ago.
The plane exploded and plunged into the ocean, killing all the people on board.
As a result of the accident, several passengers were killed.
His brother passed away last month.
I was told to inform you that your father was killed in an accident.
As soon as he saw the policeman, he ran away.
My father died last year.
Three workers died.
The workman died from the explosion.
"My husband passed on two years ago," an elderly lady said.
Mary's daughter died in an accident.
I heard that he passed away two weeks ago.
This is a portrait of my late father.
She cried at the sight of her father's dead body.
His attempt to escape was successful.
Twenty people perished in the blaze.
They attempted to escape.
The patient may pass away at any moment.
Dick was ten years old when he died.
The newspaper reports the prime minister has died of cancer.
She died on a cold night in December.
The late Mr Smith was a doctor.
Both of my parents have passed away.
I lost my wife in a traffic accident.
Two people were killed in a traffic accident.
Lots of old people are killed in traffic accidents every year.
My brother was killed in a traffic accident.
I just lost my best friend in a traffic accident.
Do you know when Tom died?
Do you know how Tom died?
Do you know where Tom died?
It's been three years since Tom died.
Tom gave this to me before he passed away.
It's been almost four years since Tom died in a traffic accident.
Tom passed away a few days ago.
Tom and Mary met three years before Tom died.
Tom's mother remarried very soon after his father's death.
Tom's parents died when he was three years old.
Tom's parents died in a traffic accident.
One of Tom's friends was killed in a traffic accident.
Tom's death was confirmed yesterday.
Tom's mother died in 2013.
Tom lost his wife seven years ago.
Tom died in the accident.
Tom lost both of his parents when he was quite young.
Tom passed away this morning.
Tom died three months before he was set to graduate.
Tom was killed in the earthquake.
Tom lost both his parents when he was still very young.
Tom died a couple of years ago.
Tom died a few days ago.
Tom died a few weeks ago.
Tom died in October last year.
Tom lost his beloved son.
Tom died in a plane crash.
Tom passed away three years ago.
Tom passed away at the age of seventy.
I heard that Tom and Mary have both died.
His father died after his return home.
My wife passed away in 2013.
After their parents died, their grandparents brought them up.
He received a telegram saying that his mother had died.
His grandfather died of cancer a year ago.
The widow was dressed in black.
Last night his father passed away because of his illness.
A woman whose husband is dead is called a widow.
My brother's widow has married again.
The volcano erupted suddenly, killing many people.
My grandfather died in Korea.
Didn't you know that Tom died in Australia?
Tom's dog died last night.
In 1955, the cancer returned and she died in 1956 at the age of 42.
How many innocent civilians were killed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
The mortality rate per 1000 live births are set out in figure 13.1.
They attributed the low death rate of infants to the progress of medicine.
His mother died when he was young, and his grandmother brought him up.
Tom lost his only son in a car accident.
He had his only son killed in the war.
Her only son died in the war.
The neighbors' dog passed away.
Many soldiers were killed in World War II.
My grandfather died in the Second World War.
My brother-in-law passed away last Wednesday.
Tom died from food poisoning.
Did you know Tom died in Boston?
He died of old age two years ago.
One third of the friends I grew up with are dead.
Tom died a year and a half ago.
The number of deaths is increasing.
The criminal is still at large.
Do you know John's father died of a heart attack?
Tom died of a heart attack.
I'm sorry to hear that your father has passed away.
The alternative possibilities were resistance and flight.
He died a few days before his hundredth birthday.
The woman died shortly after giving birth.
A lot more people died in World War II than in World War I.
The bus fell off the cliff, killing all 10 aboard.
If a nuclear war were to break out, mankind would perish.
A nuclear war will bring about the destruction of mankind.
The birth rate and death rate were nearly equal.
Tom died of a drug overdose in 2013.
My uncle died of cancer of the stomach yesterday.
The principal cause of death in refugee camps is the lack of nourishment.
Mary died of breast cancer in 2013.
She lost her only son to war.
My father died of lung cancer.
My aunt died of lung cancer.
All the passengers were killed in the airplane crash.
All the passengers were killed in the crash.
Tom died in a car crash.
She was killed in an automobile accident.
A lot of people are killed in automobile accidents every year.
About 1.2 million people die from car crashes every year.
He defected to the Soviet Union in the 1950's.
I lost my father to a subarachnoid haemorrhage when I was fourteen.
Most people killed by smoking were not heavy smokers.
Maria's late husband was a violinist.
Her late husband was a violinist.
Her late husband was a pianist.
I lost my grandfather to cancer this year.
Dr. Hideo Noguchi died in Africa in 1928.
Seicho Matsumoto died in 1992.
He died from acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
The widow suffered from stomach cancer.
To tell the truth, the widow suffered from stomach cancer.
He had his only son killed in an automobile accident.
His father died in the war, so he grew up in a single-parent family.
The embassy denied political asylum to foreign refugees.
Sadako Sasaki died on October 25, 1955.