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けが人 (けがにん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

けが人にん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

wounded person; injured person

Refers to a person who has been physically hurt, typically in an accident, disaster, or fight. Neutral and factual.

事じ故こでけが人にんが出でた。
There were injured people in the accident.
けが人にんを病びょう院いんに運はこんだ。
We took the wounded person to the hospital.

Written forms

けが人にん
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling; widely used and unambiguous.
怪け我が人にん
Full kanji spelling; also common but slightly more formal or literary.

Kanji

人person
怪suspicious, mystery, apparition
我ego, I, selfish

Similar words

負ふ傷しょう者しゃ
More formal and often used in news reports or official contexts. けが人 is more everyday.
傷しょう病びょう者しゃ
Refers to both injured and sick people, often in disaster or medical contexts.

Etymology

Compound of けが (injury) and 人 (person). The reading にん is the standard Sino-Japanese reading for 人 in compounds.