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Japanese

なくす

Romaji nakusu

JLPT N5 Common word

01

無くす なくす · nakusu

JLPT N5 Common word 失くす (word containing irregular kanji usage)

01godan verb · transitive

usually kana

to lose (something)

02godan verb · transitive

usually kana

to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove; to eradicate; to abolish

Examples

彼女は新しい時計をなくした。

She lost her new watch.

Tatoeba #88562

その国の財政の赤字をなくすには、もっと、たくさんの外国の援助を注ぎ込まなければならなかった。

To get the nation's economy out of the red, more foreign aid had to be pumped in.

Tatoeba #210631

鉛筆をなくした。

I have lost my pencil.

Tatoeba #188622

02

亡くす なくす · nakusu

JLPT N2 Common word

01godan verb · transitive

Examples

息子を亡くした夫婦に誰もが同情した。

Everyone sympathized with the parents about their son's death.

Tatoeba #139899

彼は最愛の息子をなくした。

He lost his beloved son.

Tatoeba #95755

彼は愛する息子を亡くした。

He lost his beloved son.

Tatoeba #110229

Source

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