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.
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