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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

死し者しゃ

shisha

the dead, deceased people

Example sentences

  1. その事故じこで多数たすうの死者ししゃが出でた。

    The accident has caused many deaths.

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  2. イスラム教徒きょうとは死者ししゃを墓はかに埋葬まいそうします。

    Muslims bury their dead in graves.

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  3. 生存者せいぞんしゃの数かずは死者ししゃの数かずより少すくなかった。

    The number of the living was smaller than that of the dead.

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Kanji in 死者

  • 死death; dieOnシKunしぬ・しに-
  • 者someone; personOnシャKunもの

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