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亡くす (なくす): to lose someone — Japanese vocabulary

亡くす is read なくす and means "to lose someone". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

亡くす

Reading
なくす · nakusu
Translation
to lose someone
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
なくすが

Example

彼女は、その交通事故で一人息子をなくした。

かのじょは、そのこうつうじこでひとりむすこをなくした。

She lost her only son in the traffic accident.

Kanji in this word

  • 亡 — perish, die

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