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    3. 故人

    故人

    故こ人じん

    the deceased

    N1KMT4News #7+1NounFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab11 strokes

    こじん

    Noun

    1.
    the deceased, the departed
    2.
    old friend, longtime acquaintance
    dated term

    Stroke 0 / 11

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    故こ人じんの冥めい福ふくを祈いのります。

    I pray for the repose of the deceased.

    KMT4Family & RelationshipsReligion & Philosophy
    故こ人じんを偲しのんで、皆みんなで黙もく祷とうを捧ささげた。

    Everyone offered a moment of silent prayer in memory of the deceased.

    KMT4Family & RelationshipsCulture & Traditions
    故こ人じんの写しゃ真しんを見みて、家か族ぞくは昔むかしを懐なつかしんだ。

    Looking at the deceased's photo, the family reminisced about the past.

    KMT5Family & Relationships
    お盆ぼんには故こ人じんの霊れいが家いえに帰かえってくると言いわれています。

    It is said that during Obon, the spirits of the deceased return home.

    KMT5Culture & TraditionsFamily & RelationshipsReligion & Philosophy
    故こ人じんの遺い志しを尊そん重ちょうし、その計けい画かくを実じっ行こうに移うつした。

    Respecting the will of the deceased, they put the plan into action.

    KMT6Family & Relationships

    Kanji that make up this word

    故
    ゆえ・ふる.い・もと…(1)
    happenstance・especially・intentionally・reason・cause…(4)
    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
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