also: せいじゃ · しょうじゃ
noun
living person; the living
Refers to people who are alive, often used in contrast with 死者 (the dead). Common in news, literature, and philosophical contexts.
See also: 死者
生者と死者を分ける境界について考える。
I think about the boundary that separates the living from the dead.
災害では多くの生者が避
In the disaster, many living people were forced to evacuate.
Rare reading; mostly found in older or Buddhist contexts.
死者 means 'the dead' or 'deceased person'; 生者 is its direct antonym, meaning 'the living'.
Compound of 生 (life, living) and 者 (person). The reading せいしゃ is the most common, with せいじゃ as a variant. The rare reading しょうじゃ reflects an older Sino-Japanese reading of 生.