亡くす (Nakusu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
Examples
彼は最愛の息子をなくした。
He lost his beloved son.
彼は愛する息子を亡くした。
He lost his beloved son.
彼は一人息子を戦争で亡くした。
He had his only son killed in the war.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).