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生き証人 (ikishounin) Japanese meaning: living witness | Kotomora

生いき証しょう人にん

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Meanings

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living witness

A person who has directly experienced a historical event and can testify about it firsthand.

彼かれは戦せん争そうの生いき証しょう人にんとして、その体たい験けんを語かたり継つい

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As a living witness of the war, he continues to pass on his experiences.

Kanji

生life, genuine, birth
証evidence, proof, certificate
人person

Related words

証しょう人にん
証人 is a general 'witness' (e.g., in court or to a document), while 生き証人 specifically means a living person who can give firsthand testimony about a past event.

Built from

生いきる+証しょう人にん

Etymology

Compound of 生き (iki, 'living') + 証人 (shōnin, 'witness').