亡 = 亠 + 𠃊

亡 is a Japanese kanji written with 3 strokes, listed here under the keyword “deceased”. It is built from 亠 (lid) and 𠃊 (fishhook). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 524. It appears as a component in 7 other characters in this index.

Keyword: deceased
RTK frame: 524
Strokes: 3
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ボウ, モウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): な.い, な.き-, ほろ.びる, ほろ.ぶ, ほろ.ぼす
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: perish, умерший, death
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 亡 death

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 亡

How to find 亡 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “lid” + “fishhook”. 亡 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 亡 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.