犠ぎ牲せい者しゃ

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Meanings

Refers to a person who has been killed, injured, or suffered in a disaster, accident, or crime. Often used in news reports.

地じ震しんで多おおくの犠ぎ牲せい者しゃが出でた。
The earthquake caused many casualties.
彼かれは詐さ欺ぎの犠ぎ牲せい者しゃになった。
He became a victim of fraud.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉の犠ぎ牲せい者しゃになるto become a victim of ~ (an event, accident, etc.)
彼かれは交こう通つう事じ故この犠ぎ牲せい者しゃになった。
He became a victim of a traffic accident.
犠ぎ牲せい者しゃを追つい悼とうするto mourn/pay tribute to the victims
市し長ちょうは犠ぎ牲せい者しゃを追つい悼とうするスピーチを行おこなった。
The mayor gave a speech mourning the victims.
犠ぎ牲せい者しゃの遺い族ぞくthe bereaved families of the victims
犠ぎ牲せい者しゃの遺い族ぞくが集あつまって黙もく祷とうをした。
The victims' families gathered and observed a moment of silence.

Expressions

犠ぎ牲せい者しゃが出でるclaim victims; leave casualties
犠ぎ牲せい者しゃを出だすclaim victims; cause casualties

Kanji

犠sacrifice
牲animal sacrifice, offering
者someone, person

Related words· 6

被ひ害がい者しゃN3
被害者 is the broad term for anyone who suffers harm or damage, while 犠牲者 usually implies death or serious sacrifice, as in disasters or conflicts.
死し者しゃN1
死者 refers strictly to people who have died, while 犠牲者 can include the injured or otherwise harmed, not just the dead.
遭そう難なん者しゃ
遭難者 specifically means someone caught in a mountain, sea, or similar accident, while 犠牲者 is used more broadly for victims of any disaster, war, or crime.
死し亡ぼう者しゃ
犠牲者 refers to victims of an incident (who may be dead or injured), whereas 死亡者 specifically means those who died.

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死し傷しょう者しゃ
犠牲者 carries an emotional sense of tragic loss or sacrifice, whereas 死傷者 is the neutral, statistical term used in news reports.
犠ぎ牲せいN1
犠牲者 explicitly means 'victim' or 'casualty', while 犠牲 is often used as its shortened form, especially in news reports.

Opposites

加か害がい者しゃN3
加害者 is the person who inflicts harm, the direct opposite of 犠牲者, the person who suffers it.

Don't confuse with

犠ぎ牲せいN1
犠牲 is the abstract noun for sacrifice or the act of being sacrificed, while 犠牲者 is the person who is the victim of that sacrifice.

Word family

原げん爆ばく犠ぎ牲せい者しゃ
atomic bomb victim
戦せん争そう犠ぎ牲せい者しゃ
war victim
戦せん闘とう犠ぎ牲せい者しゃ
battle casualty; combat casualty

Built from

犠ぎ牲せい+者しゃ

Etymology

Compound of 犠牲 (sacrifice) and 者 (person). The word 犠牲 originally referred to animal sacrifices in ancient China and later came to mean a person who dies or suffers for a cause or in a disaster.