故人

• 読み: こじん
• ローマ字: kojin
• 漢字の分解: 故 (ko) — late, deceased, reason; 人 (jin) — person
• 発音: /ko.dʑi.n/

意味

The deceased; the late. A respectful term for someone who has passed away.

A formal and respectful noun used to refer to a dead person. Used in eulogies, obituaries, and formal discussions about the departed. Often appears in phrases like 故人の遺志 (the wishes of the deceased) and 故人をしのぶ (to remember the deceased). More formal than 亡くなった人 (the person who died).

例文

1. 故人の遺志を大切に引き継いでいく。
2. 故人をしのんで多くの人が集まった。
3. 故人が生前愛した場所を訪れた。

使い方ガイド

場面: funerals, obituaries, memorials

トーン: solemn

起源と歴史

Composed of 故 (old, deceased, reason) and 人 (person). The character 故 carries the meaning of past or deceased, making 故人 a person of the past — one who has died.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal