“Sink” or “Go down” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “没”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “没” means “(Sun) set”, “Take away” or “Pass away” etc.

Jouyou Kanji “没”

Jouyou Kanji “没” Stroke Order
| Stroke # |
7 Strokes |
| On-Yomi |
ぼつ(botsu) |
| もつ(motsu) |
| Kun-Yomi |
しず(む)(shizu(mu)) |
| おぼ(れる)(obo(reru)) |
| つ(きる)(tsu(kiru)) |
| し(ぬ)(shi(nu)) |
| な(い)(na(i)) |
| Meanings |
Sink, Go down, (Sun) set |
| Lose, Get lost, Be missing, Be gone |
| Hide, Conceal, Disappear |
| Die, Pass away, End, Be over |
| Confiscate, Take away, Forfeit |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “没”, and their meanings
| Words |
Meanings |
| 没我(ぼつが-bo tsu ga) |
Selflessness, Self‐effacement, Self‐renunciation |
| 没却(ぼっきゃく-bo kkya ku) |
Disregard, Ignoring, Discarding |
| 没後 or 歿後(ぼつご-bo tsu go) |
After somebody’s death, After death, Posthumously |
| 没交渉(ぼつこうしょう-bo tsu ko u sho u) |
Having no concern with, Lack of relation to |
| 没収(ぼっしゅう-bo sshu u) |
Confiscation, Forfeiture, Seizure, Impounding |
| 没趣味(ぼつしゅみ-bo tsu shu mi) |
Tastelessness, Lack of taste, Vulgarity |
| 没書(ぼっしょ-bo ssho) |
Rejected manuscript |
| 没常識(ぼつじょうしき-bo tsu jo u shi ki) |
Lack of common sense |
| 没世(ぼっせい-bo sse i) |
Death, Passing away |
| 没頭(ぼっとう-bo tto u) |
Immersing oneself in, Being absorbed in, Devoting oneself to, Giving oneself up entirely to |
| 没入(ぼつにゅう-bo tsu nyu u) |
① Sinking, Go under the water, ② Devote oneself to, Be absorbed in, Be immersed in, Immersion |
| 没年 or 歿年(ぼつねん-bo tsu ne n) |
Year of a person’s death, One’s age at death |
| 没落(ぼつらく-bo tsu ra ku) |
Ruin, Collapse, Downfall, Bankruptcy |
| 陥没(かんぼつ-ka n bo tsu) |
Cave-in, Collapse, Sinking, Depression (e.g. of the skull), Subsidence |
| 出没(しゅつぼつ-shu tsu bo tsu) |
Haunting, Making frequent appearances, Appearing often, Appearing and disappearing |
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