Deceased

"Deceased" in Japanese

亡くなった

nakunatta

(no longer alive)

死んだ

shinda

(no longer alive)

仏様

hotokesama

(dead person)

故人

gojin

(dead person)

死人

(dead person)

死人

(plural: dead people)

死者

shisha

(dead person)

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