► 名詞
故人 [(1)こじん] [liter] [polite] meaning: dead rank: 3
☆ 皆で故人を偲んだ ⇨ We all reminisced about the deceased
死者 [(1)ししゃ] [liter] meaning: dead rank: 3
☆ 死者の霊を弔う儀式 ⇨ A ritual to console the spirits of the dead
死人 [しにん] meaning: dead rank: 3
☆ 死人に口無し (しにんにくちなし) ⇨ The dead cannot defend itself (☛ A common phrase)
仏 [ほとけ] [coll] meaning: dead rank: 4
☆ 仏さんの身元が分かった ⇨ We have found out the identity of the diseased (☛ Usually a police slang. Often さん is added to show some respect)
亡者 [(1)もうじゃ] [liter] meaning: dead rank: 4
☆ 地獄の亡者 ⇨ A lost soul in hell
霊前 [れいぜん] meaning: dead rank: 4
☆ 御霊前 ⇨ For the spirit of the deceased (☛ A phrase you write on bouquets and gifts for the deceased)
☆ 父の霊前で復讐を誓った ⇨ I swore revenge in front of my father’s tomb (☛ Literally “in front of the spirit of the deceased”)
► 連体詞
帰らぬ [(3)かえらぬ] [帰らぬ人] [liter] meaning: dead rank: 3
☆ 彼は帰らぬ人となった ⇨ He became a person who wouldn’t return. He passed away
亡き [(1)なき] [liter] meaning: dead rank: 3
☆ 亡き母の思い出 ⇨ The memories of my deceased mother