亡もう者じゃ

noun

the dead; ghost; departed spirit

Buddhist term for the dead, especially those who have not attained peace. Can refer to ghosts or spirits of the deceased.

• お盆ぼんには亡もう者じゃが戻もどってくると言いわれている。

  It is said that the dead return during Obon.

noun

person obsessed with; slave to

Used in the pattern 〜の亡者 to describe someone blindly obsessed with something, such as money or power. Often carries a negative, critical tone.

• 彼かれは金かねの亡もう者じゃだ。

  He is a slave to money.

• 権けん力りょくの亡もう者じゃになるな。

  Don't become a person obsessed with power.