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故人 (こじん): the deceased — Japanese vocabulary

故人 is read こじん and means "the deceased". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

故人

Reading
こじん · kojin
Translation
the deceased
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
こじんが

Example

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 has been erected to the memory of the deceased.

Kanji in this word

  • 故 — reason, incident
  • 人 — person

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