亡
deceased · the late · dying · perish
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Cultural Context
Etymology
Shape of person hiding. Perish.
Symbolism
Death, exile, ruin. Represents perishing.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
危急存亡
ききゅうそんぼう
life-and-death matter; an emergency or crisis where survival is threatened; life-and-death matter
治乱興亡
ちらんこうぼう
nation's times of peace and war, rise and fall; nation's times of peace and war, rise and fall
多岐亡羊
たきぼうよう
too many options making selection difficult; truth being hard to find as paths to it proliferate; too many options making selection difficult
盛衰興亡
せいすいこうぼう
rise and fall; ups and downs; waxing and waning; rise and fall
流連荒亡
りゅうれんこうぼう
spending all one's time in idle amusement away from home; being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures; spending all one's time in idle amusement away from home
亡羊補牢
ぼうようほろう
locking the barn door after the horse has bolted; doing something too late; mending the pen after the sheep are lost; locking the barn door after the horse has bolted