Formal or literary term for death, often used in compounds or official contexts. The variant kanji 歿 is rare and specific to this meaning.
Only when written 没
Prefix used in compounds to indicate absence or lack of something. Common in words like 没個性 (lack of individuality) or 没交渉 (having no connection). Not used as a standalone word.
He passed away in 1990.
After his death, many tributes were published.
This writer's reputation grew after his death.
The proposal was rejected.
The editorial department informed me of the manuscript's rejection.
His work is said to lack individuality.
I have nothing to do with that matter.
The novel was rejected at the editorial meeting.
不採用 is the everyday term for a rejected application or proposal, while 没 in this sense refers specifically to a manuscript or submission being turned down, often abbreviated as ボツ.
死去 is a polite, commonly used word for someone's death, as in obituaries, while 没 is a terser, more literary term often used as a suffix, as in 病没.
seizure; confiscation; forfeiture
submergence; immersion; going underwater
immerse oneself in; be absorbed in; devote oneself to
appearing and disappearing; frequenting; haunting
ruin; downfall; collapse; bankruptcy
sunset; sundown
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression; subsidence
being buried; being covered · remaining unknown; being forgotten; falling into obscurity · being absorbed; being immersed
death in battle; killed in action
Standard kanji form for all senses. The variant 歿 is rare and used only for the death sense.
Rare variant kanji for the death sense; not used for rejection or prefix senses.
The kanji 没 originally means 'to sink' or 'to disappear', which extended to 'death' and 'lack'. The rejection sense is a modern abbreviation from compounds like 没書 (rejected manuscript).
being absorbed; immersion · sinking into; submersion
appearing and disappearing unpredictably; elusive; phantom-like
sink; go down; set · pass away; die · disappear; vanish · confiscate
after death; posthumously
year of a person's death · one's age at death
death; passing
sinking; foundering; going under · getting dead drunk; passing out from drinking · getting carried away with fun and neglecting duties · staying in one place for a long time (backpacker slang)
confiscation of possessions
prior to death; during one's lifetime
ignoring; losing sight of; discarding
forfeiture; confiscation
place of death; dead place
selflessness; self-effacement; self-abandonment
rejected manuscript
birth and death; years of birth and death
dying of illness; dying of natural causes