Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 被ひ 害がい 者しゃ になる for someone to become a victim
Many people became victims in that accident.
被ひ 害がい 者しゃ を 救きゅう 済さい する to provide relief/compensation to victims
The government set up a fund to provide relief to victims.
被ひ 害がい 者しゃ に 賠ばい 償しょう する to pay compensation to a victim
The company agreed to pay compensation to the victim.
被ひ 害がい 者しゃ の 身み 元もと the victim's identity
The police confirmed the victim's identity.
Related words 被害者 is the general term for anyone harmed, while 犠牲者 emphasizes casualties or lives lost, often in disasters or large-scale incidents.
被害者 covers any kind of harm (crime, accident, fraud, etc.), while 被災者 specifically means someone affected by a natural disaster.
被害者 is the neutral, formal legal term for a victim, whereas 餌食 adds a vivid image of being preyed upon or devoured.
被害者 broadly means a victim of harm or crime, while 死傷者 specifically counts those killed or wounded in an incident.
Opposites perpetrator; offender; at-fault party
被疑者 is the person suspected of committing a crime, while 被害者 is the person who suffered from it.
被害者 is the victim who suffers harm, the direct opposite of 犯人 , the person who commits the crime.
被害者 is the victim who suffers harm, the direct opposite role to 犯罪者 , the person who commits the crime.
Counted with The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり ), 二人 (ふたり ), 三人 (さんにん ).
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様 ).
Word family sexual abuse victim; victim of sexual violence
playing the victim; acting like a victim
abduction victim; abductee
victim of crime
victim mentality; sense of being victimized
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound from 被害 , meaning harm or damage suffered, plus 者 , meaning person; literally, a person who has suffered harm.
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