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けが人 (keganin) Japanese meaning: wounded person | Kotomora

けが人にん

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Meanings

1

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.

Usage patterns

けが人にんが出でるfor there to be injuries (from an accident, disaster, etc.)
事じ故こでけが人にんが出でた。
There were injuries from the accident.
けが人にんを救きゅう助じょするto rescue injured people
救きゅう助じょ隊たいが現げん場ばのけが人にんを救きゅう助じょした。
The rescue team rescued the injured people at the scene.
けが人にんの手当てあてをするto give first aid or treatment to injured people
看かん護ご師しがけが人にんの手て当あてをした。
The nurse gave first aid to the injured people.
けが人にんを病びょう院いんに運はこぶto carry/transport an injured person to the hospital
救きゅう急きゅう車しゃがけが人にんを病びょう院いんに運はこんだ。
The ambulance took the injured person to the hospital.

Kanji

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

Related words

負ふ傷しょう者しゃ
負傷者 is a more formal, often written or news-report term for an injured person, while けが人 is the everyday word used in ordinary conversation.
傷しょう病びょう者しゃ
傷病者 covers both injured and sick people together, often in disaster or medical contexts, whereas けが人 refers only to someone who has been physically hurt.
傷しょう者しゃ
怪我人 is the casual, everyday word for someone hurt, whereas 傷者 is a more formal term typically used in news reports.

Don't confuse with

病びょう人にんN1
病人 is a person who is sick or ill, while けが人 is specifically someone who has been physically injured, not merely unwell.

Counted with

人にん
counter for people

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.

Etymology

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