Keyword
deceased
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig524
Readings
ぼう
(48%)
(43%)
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
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
the late; the deceased
remains; corpse; (dead) body
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
life or death; existence; destiny
runaway; fugitive
death rate; mortality rate
after one's death
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
ruined country
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
death; the late; the deceased
(one's) late father
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
(one's) late mother
money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
refugee; exile; displaced persons
deceased father; late father
dead person
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
rise and fall; ups and downs
fatal accident; deadly accident
decline and fall; ruin; downfall; collapse
fugitive from justice; fugitive criminal
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
defeat (in battle)
report of death; notification of a death
deceased husband; late husband
remains; corpse; (dead) body
the deceased
deceased wife; late wife
life-and-death matter; an emergency or crisis where survival is threatened
one's deceased lord
departed soul; spirit
number of deaths
death insurance; insurance payable at death
to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of
wandering; soil erosion
destruction by fire
declaration of death; pronouncing someone to be dead
incident of death; fatal case
deceased mother; late mother
loss (e.g. of an item)
deceased friend
cemetery guard; crematorium worker
one's deceased elder brother
nation's times of peace and war, rise and fall
crisis; critical moment; critical time
customer at a brothel; john; someone who has forgotten the eight virtues; brothel; owner of a brothel
death benefit (from life insurance)
remains; corpse; (dead) body
crisis; critical moment; critical time
obituary; notification of death
declared death without identification of a body
dead child
spending all one's time in idle amusement away from home; being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures
political asylum; political exile
to lose someone (wife, child, etc.)
deceased parent
one's dead child
excess deaths; excess mortality
departed soul; spirit
report of death; notification of a death
rise and fall; ups and downs; waxing and waning; prosperity and decline; vicissitudes
fetal death (foetal); embryonic demise
one's deceased younger brother
greedy person; grasping person
discourtesy; lawlessness
rise and fall; prosperity and decline; vicissitudes
fugitive from justice; fugitive criminal
too many options making selection difficult; truth being hard to find as paths to it proliferate
autopsy imaging; postmortem computed tomography; PMCT; virtopsy
place of death
deceased parent
one's late elder sister
deceased grandfather; (one's) late grandfather
deceased wife; deceased lady
bemoaning the frustration of reaching truth (for surplus of academic paths); being at a loss
one who is obsessed with (getting into, holding on to) political power; one who is obsessed with the idea of taking over government
one's deceased younger sister
intrauterine fetal death (foetal); IUFD
ship of the dead which appears if you go fishing the night of the Bon festival
dead soldier; deserter; dying
otebo bean (var. of Phaseolus vulgaris)
maternal mortality rate; maternal mortality ratio
locking the barn door after the horse has bolted; doing something too late; (lit.) mending the pen after the sheep are lost
excess mortality rate; mortality displacement
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.