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故人
kojin
the deceased
Example sentence
彼はひざをついて故人の霊に祈りを捧げた。
He got down on his knees and prayed for the souls of the deceased.
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Words with the same kanji
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 一人 | N5 | ひとり | ひとりone person | |
| 二人 | N5 | ふたり | ふたりtwo people | |
| ～人 | N5 | ～じん | ～じんsuffix meaning nationality / group of people (e.g. 日本人[にほんじん] = Japanese person) | |
| ～人 | N5 | ～にん | ～にんcounter for people (e.g. 三人[さんにん] = three people) | |
| 人 | N5 | ひと | ひとperson / human being (general word) | |
| 大人 | N5 | おとな | おとなadult | |
| 外国人 | N5 | がいこくじん | がいこくじんforeigner | |
| 事故 | N4 | じこ | じこaccident |
More Pronouns & Reference words
| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 者 | もの | ものperson / individual(same as 人 (ひと) but literary or humble) | |
| 中 | ちゅう | ちゅうinside, middle, among | |
| 何か | なにか | なにかsomething | |
| 何でも | なんでも | なんでもanything, everything, whatever | |
| 分 | ぶん | ぶんpart / portion / share (e.g. 半分[はんぶん] = half) | |
| 他 | た | たother (used in compounds; e.g. 他人[たにん] = other person) | |
| 人間 | にんげん | にんげんhuman being, person | |
| 男の人 | おとこのひと | おとこのひとman |
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