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How to say 'Dead' in Japanese | 死者

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The Japanese word for Dead is 'Shisha', written as 死者 in Japanese.'Dead' in hiragana is ししゃ.

    word

    死者

    Meaning

    Dead

    Reading

    ししゃ

    shisha

    Kanji

    死Death 者Someone

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '死者 (ししゃ)' refers to a deceased person or the dead. It is used to describe someone who has passed away. This term is often used in formal or serious contexts, such as in news reports, legal documents, or discussions about tragedies. For example: The number of dead increased「死者の数が増えた」(ししゃのかずがふえた). The dead were mourned by their families「死者は家族に悼まれた」(ししゃはかぞくにいたまれた). It is important to note that '死者' is a neutral term and does not carry any particular emotional connotation, but it is generally used in respectful contexts.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    4415

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 死者

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    死

    Meaning

    Death

  • kanji

    者

    Meaning

    Someone

Words Related to 死者 Through the Kanji 死

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 死 as well.

  • word

    死ぬ

    Meaning

    Die

  • word

    死

    Meaning

    Death

  • word

    死体

    Meaning

    Corpse

  • word

    必死

    Meaning

    Desperate

  • word

    生死

    Meaning

    Life and death

  • word

    死亡

    Meaning

    Death

  • word

    戦死

    Meaning

    Death in battle

  • word

    死後

    Meaning

    Afterlife

  • word

    死刑

    Meaning

    Death penalty

  • word

    病死

    Meaning

    Illness, Death

  • word

    必死に

    Meaning

    Desperately

Words Related to 死者 Through the Kanji 者

These 28 Words contain the Kanji 者 as well.

  • word

    患者

    Meaning

    Patient

  • word

    お医者さん

    Meaning

    Doctor

  • word

    歯医者

    Meaning

    Dentist

  • word

    若者

    Meaning

    Youth

  • word

    医者

    Meaning

    Doctor

  • word

    記者

    Meaning

    Reporter

  • word

    読者

    Meaning

    Reader

  • word

    両者

    Meaning

    Both

  • word

    消費者

    Meaning

    Consumer

  • word

    科学者

    Meaning

    Scientist

  • word

    筆者

    Meaning

    Author

  • word

    後者

    Meaning

    Latter

  • word

    他者

    Meaning

    Others

  • word

    学者

    Meaning

    Scholar

  • word

    作者

    Meaning

    Author

  • word

    著者

    Meaning

    Author

  • word

    前者

    Meaning

    Former

  • word

    業者

    Meaning

    Trader, Contractor

  • word

    役者

    Meaning

    Actor

  • word

    歩行者

    Meaning

    Pedestrian

  • word

    文学者

    Meaning

    Literary scholar

  • word

    信者

    Meaning

    Follower, Believer

  • word

    歩行者天国

    Meaning

    Pedestrian zone

  • word

    者

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    何者

    Meaning

    What, Who

  • word

    労働者

    Meaning

    Worker

  • word

    使者

    Meaning

    Messenger

  • word

    保護者

    Meaning

    Guardian

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What does 'Shisha' (死者) mean?

'Shisha' means 'Dead' .

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