NichiDict

亡くす

N3
なくす
[nakusu]
Illustration for 亡くす

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)

Examples

彼は去年父を亡くしたそうだ。

I heard he lost his father last year.

若くして両親を亡くしたんだ。

He lost his parents at a young age.

親友を亡くして悲しんでいる。

She's grieving over losing her best friend.