# 亡 — deceased; perish

亡 means “deceased; perish”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 3 strokes. On'yomi: ボウ (bou), モウ (mou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: deceased; perish
- On'yomi: ボウ (bou), モウ (mou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 3
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Body & health 1

## How to remember 亡

Parts: 亠 lid · 匸 hiding box

## Don't confuse it with

[忙](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/busy/) · [妄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/delusion/)

## More in the “Body & health 1” set

[療](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/heal/) · [亡](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/deceased/) · [背](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/back/) · [康](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/health/) · [痛](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pain/) · [骨](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bone/) · [臓](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/internal-organ/) · [吸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/suck/) · [看](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/watch-over/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/deceased/. Last updated 2026-11-01.