Japanese Dictionary

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亡き

Kana Reading
なき
Romaji
naki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    the late; the deceased
    Example sentence
    亡き友を思い彼は悲しんだ。 His heart bled for his lost friend.

Examples of 亡き, なき in a sentence

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