Word Meaning 死者

ししゃ shisha

死者 is read as ししゃ (shisha) and means dead person.

Meaning

English

  1. dead person
  2. (the) deceased
  3. (the) dead
  4. casualties

Reading

Kana

ししゃ

Romaji

shisha

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Synonyms 帰らぬ人,故人,死傷者,死人,亡き人, Antonyms 生者 Related Words 死人,故人,,仏様,帰らぬ人,葬式,葬儀,告別式 Rank 3666 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

死傷者

ししょうしゃ

casualties

死亡者

しぼうしゃ

the deceased

死刑確定者

しけいかくていしゃ

criminal condemned to death

死者数

ししゃすう

death toll

戦死者

せんししゃ

person killed in action

死人

しにん

corpse

死体

したい

dead body

死去

しきょ

death

死ぬ

しぬ

to cease

死生

しせい

life and death

死語

しご

dead language

(an) out

Example Sentences

10

I see dead people.

Don't mock the dead.

The accident has caused many deaths.

It left 60 million dead.

Muslims bury their dead in graves.

Fortunately, there were no casualties.

Only the dead have seen the end of war.

Tom says that he is able to communicate with the dead.

In this horror movie, it is possible for the dead to come back to life.

Japan's Obon is similar to Mexico's Day of the Dead.