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Japanese word 亡くなる: to die. Meanings and example sentences.

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亡くなる (なくなる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

亡くなる (なくなる) means to die.

See example sentences below.

亡くなる at a glance

亡くなる
なくなるnakunaru
N4verb
to die
亡くなるなくなるnakunaruN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 亡くなる

Core meaning

to die

Basic example sentences

Example 1

おじいさんが亡くなりました。

Translation

My grandfather passed away.

Example 2

けが人が亡くなったそうです。

Translation

I heard the injured person died.

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