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Japanese word 故人: the deceased / departed person. Meanings and example sentences.

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故人 (こじん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

故人 (こじん) means the deceased / departed person.

See example sentences below.

故人 at a glance

故人
こじんkojin
N3noun
the deceased / departed person
故人こじんkojinN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 故人

Core meaning

the deceased / departed person

Basic example sentences

Example 1

故人の思い出を語った。

Translation

We talked about memories of the deceased.

Example 2

彼は故人の友達でした。

Translation

He was an old friend of the deceased.

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