drown, sink, hide, fall into
Also: disappear, die
On'yomi (音読み)
- ボツ
- モツ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- おぼ.れる
- しず.む
- ない
About this kanji
The kanji 没 (ぼつ) primarily means to drown, sink, or disappear. It is often used in verbs relating to these actions, though it can also be part of nouns. For example, 戦没 (せんぼつ) refers to death in battle, while 沈没 (ちんぼつ) means sinking, often used when discussing ships. 陥没 (かんぼつ) describes a cave-in, such as in construction. A notable usage note is that 没 can convey a sense of something being lost or hidden away, reflecting its broader meanings in various contexts. Overall, it is a useful kanji to understand both literal and metaphorical disappearances.
Example sentences
古代の文化は歴史に没する。
Ancient cultures fade into history.
Meanings across languages
- English
- drown, sink, hide, fall into, disappear, die
- Tiếng Việt
- chìm
- 日本語
- 没
- 한국어
- 빠지다
- 中文
- 没
- id
- menenggelamkan, tenggelam
- th
- จมน้ำ, จม
- es
- ahogar, hundir
- fr
- noyer, couler
- de
- ertrinken, versinken
- pt
- afogar, afundar
Common compounds
- 陥没cave-in, collapse, sinking
- 戦没death in battle, killed in action
- 沈没sinking, foundering, going down
- 日没sunset
- 没収seizure, confiscation, impounding
- 没頭immersing oneself in, being absorbed in, devoting oneself to
- 没落ruin, fall, collapse
- 没後after death, posthumously
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