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故人

こじん

the deceased; the departed; (archaic) an old friend

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Examples

  1. 故人をしのんで、記念碑が建てられた。

    こじんをしのんで、きねんひがたてられた。

    A monument was erected in memory of the deceased.

  2. 故人の遺志を尊重したいと思います。

    こじんのいしをそんちょうしたいとおもいます。

    We would like to honour the wishes of the departed.

  3. 故人を偲ぶ会が来月開かれる予定です。

    こじんをしのぶかいがらいげつひらかれるよていです。

    A memorial gathering for the deceased will be held next month.

Common patterns

故人の遺志
the wishes of the deceased
故人を偲ぶ
to remember the departed
故人となる
to pass away

Memory tip

The respectful word used at funerals and in obituaries. Watch the homophone 個人 (こじん, an individual, as in 個人情報) — identical in speech, so listen to the context. Here 故 carries its "late, former" sense, as in 故・山田太郎.

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