亡くなる

• 読み: なくなる
• ローマ字: nakunaru
• 漢字の分解: 亡 (bou/na) — deceased, gone, lost
• 発音: /na.kɯ.na.ɾɯ/

意味

To pass away; to die. A respectful and gentle way to express someone's death.

A Group 1 (godan) verb. This is the polite/euphemistic way to say someone has died, equivalent to English 'pass away.' It is much more commonly used than 死ぬ in daily conversation, especially when speaking about someone else's family member or a respected person.

例文

1. 祖父は去年の冬に亡くなりました。
2. 有名な作家が九十歳で亡くなったそうです。
3. 亡くなった友人のことを時々思い出します。

使い方ガイド

場面: condolences, news, family

トーン: solemn

起源と歴史

Derived from 亡 (deceased, lost) combined with the verb なる (to become). Literally 'to become lost/gone,' a euphemistic expression for death.

文化的背景

時代: Pre-modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal