故人
こじん
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Noun
the deceased; the departed
Rare and archaic meanings (1)
- old friend; longtime acquaintanceDated
Example sentences
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The deceased was eighty years old.
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A monument has been erected to the memory of the deceased.
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He got down on his knees and prayed for the souls of the deceased.
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He got down on his knees and prayed for the souls of the deceased.
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A fund was launched to set up a monument in memory of the dead man.
More examples (3)
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When you die, what would you like people to remember you as?
最近では、故人が亡くなってから７日目に行う初七日法要を葬儀当日に済ませることが多くなっています。
It has recently become common to hold the Buddhist seventh-day memorial service on the same day as the funeral.
「大切な人が笑っている写真が祭壇や仏壇に飾られていれば、手を合わせたときに故人の声が聞こえてくると思うんです」と彼は話す。
"If a photograph of the smiling face of your loved one stands on the altar at the funeral or on the family altar, when you put your hands together to pray, you can hear their voice, I think," he says.