死し没ぼつ者しゃ

noun

deceased person; the dead; casualties

Formal term used in official contexts, reports, or news for people who have died, especially in accidents or disasters. Often interchangeable with 死者, but 死没者 can sound more bureaucratic.

See also: 死者

• 事じ故この死し没ぼつ者しゃは3名めいと発はっ表ぴょうされた。

  The number of casualties in the accident was announced as three.

• 死し没ぼつ者しゃ名めい簿ぼが公こう開かいされた。

  The list of the deceased was made public.