故人
こじん
Meanings
- Noun the deceased; the departed
- old friend; longtime acquaintance
Kanji
Example sentences
- 故人をしのんで、記念碑が建てられた。
A monument has been erected to the memory of the deceased. - 故人を記念する記念碑を建設するために基金を開始した。
A fund was launched to set up a monument in memory of the dead man. - 彼はひざをついて故人の霊に祈りを捧げた。
He got down on his knees and prayed for the souls of the deceased. - 彼はひざまずいて故人の霊に祈りをささげた。
He got down on his knees and prayed for the souls of the deceased. - 故人となった時、みんなからどんな風に偲ばれたいですか？
When you die, what would you like people to remember you as?
Common phrases
- 故人を偲ぶ (こじんをしのぶ) to think of the dead
Words containing 故人
- 故人を偲ぶ (こじんをしのぶ) to think of the dead