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薨 Kanji meaning "die"

Jiten frequency #4018Kanken Level 1TMW Immortal Idol16 strokes

Meanings

die

On'yomi

コウ

Kun'yomi

こう.じるみまか.る

Composed of

艹grassradical
罒net radical variant (no. 122)
冖wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
死death

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

薨(こう)去(きょ)death (of a nobleman, Imperial family member, etc.)#122390薨(こう)ずるto die (of a nobleman, etc.)#176891薨(こう)death (of a nobleman, etc.)#191933薨(こう)御(ぎょ)death of important person (e.g. prince, princess, cabinet minister)#205523薨(こう)逝(せい)death (of a nobleman)#368854

Most common words using this kanji

薨(こう)去(きょ)death (of a nobleman, Imperial family member, etc.)#122390薨(こう)ずるto die (of a nobleman, etc.)#176891薨(こう)death (of a nobleman, etc.)#191933薨(こう)御(ぎょ)death of important person (e.g. prince, princess, cabinet minister)#205523薨(こう)逝(せい)death (of a nobleman)#368854
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