犠牲者(ぎせいしゃ)

ぎせいしゃ
noun
victim; casualty
person
1. victim; casualty
A person who suffers harm, injury, or death as a result of a disaster, accident, crime, or war. Emphasizes the person as someone who was sacrificed or harmed by circumstances beyond their control.
犠牲者(ぎせいしゃ)の数(かず)が増(ふ)えている。
The number of victims is rising.
地震(じしん)による犠牲者(ぎせいしゃ)は百人(ひゃくにん)を超(こ)えた。
The death toll from the earthquake exceeded one hundred.
戦争(せんそう)の犠牲者(ぎせいしゃ)に黙祷(もくとう)を捧(ささ)げた。
We observed a moment of silence for the victims of war.

Common collocations: 犠牲者(ぎせいしゃ)が出(で)る (casualties occur), 犠牲者(ぎせいしゃ)を出(だ)す (to produce casualties), 犠牲者(ぎせいしゃ)の冥福(めいふく)を祈(いの)る (to pray for the repose of the victims). The base word 犠牲(ぎせい) means "sacrifice" and can be used without ～者(しゃ): 犠牲(ぎせい)になる (to fall victim, to be sacrificed). Related: 被害者(ひがいしゃ) (victim — legal term, emphasizes having suffered damage), 被災者(ひさいしゃ) (disaster victim — specifically those affected by a natural disaster).

Related Words

Compare: 被害者(ひがいしゃ) (victim, injured party)
Compare: 戦没者(せんぼつしゃ) (the war dead)
Compare: 負傷者(ふしょうしゃ) (injured person)
Compare: 死傷者(ししょうしゃ) (casualties)
Compare: 死者数 (death toll)
Compare: 死亡者数 (number of deaths)
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Added 2026.3.23 12:35 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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