故人 (Kojin): Old Friend, Longtime Acquaintance

Meaning

English

old friend
longtime acquaintance
the deceased
the departed

Reading

Kana

こじん

Romaji

kojin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Synonyms 帰らぬ人,死者,死傷者,死人,亡き人,仏 Antonyms 生人 Related Words 死者,死人,仏,仏様,帰らぬ人,死,死ぬ,亡くなる Rank 9390 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

故人を偲ぶ

こじんをしのぶ

to think of the dead

人身事故

じんしんじこ

accident resulting in personal injury or death (esp. traffic, rail, etc.)

故障

こしょう

objection

故意

こい

mens rea (guilty mind)

故郷

ふるさと

ruins

故事

こじ

historical event

故に

ゆえに

therefore

故国

ここく

one's native land

故郷

こきょう

hometown

故事成語

こじせいご

idiom derived from historical events or classical literature of China

故地

こち

place remembered for a connection to someone

故実

こじつ

ancient practices

Example Sentences

1

故人の遺志を家族が受け継いだ。

こじんのいしをかぞくがうけついだ。

The family carried on the wishes of the deceased.