亡くなる (Nakunaru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to die, to pass away”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto die; to pass away
Examples
老人は今朝亡くなった。
The old man passed away this morning.
父は４９歳で亡くなった。
My father died at the age of forty-nine.
父は２年前に亡くなった。
My father passed away two years ago.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).