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没

sink, set

JLPT N1 7 strokes
Kun'yomi
おぼ.れる・しず.む・ない
On'yomi
ボツ・モツ
Radical
氵 · water (water (left-side radical))

没 means "sink, set". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 7 strokes. It is read おぼ.れる・しず.む・ない in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ボツ・モツ in compounds (on'yomi). It is taught beyond elementary school (junior high and up).

没 in example sentences

  • 間まもなく日没にちぼつだ。

    Ma mo naku nichibotsu da.

    It'll soon be sunset.

  • 町まち全体ぜんたいが水没すいぼつした。

    Machi zentai ga suibotsu shita.

    The whole town was under water.

  • 小説しょうせつに没頭ぼっとうしてたよ。

    Shousetsu ni bottou shiteta yo.

    I was absorbed in reading a novel.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 没 mean?
没 means "sink, set". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How many strokes does 没 have?
没 is written in 7 strokes.
How is 没 read?
It is read おぼ.れる・しず.む・ない in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ボツ・モツ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 没?
没 is a JLPT N1 kanji.
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