戦没者(せんぼつしゃ)

せんぼつしゃ
noun
the war dead; those who died in war
formalmilitarysociety
1. the war dead; those who died in war
People who lost their lives in a war, typically referring to soldiers killed in battle but sometimes extended to all war casualties. Used in formal and commemorative contexts.
戦没者(せんぼつしゃ)を追悼(ついとう)する。
To mourn the war dead.
毎年(まいとし)八月(はちがつ)に戦没者(せんぼつしゃ)追悼式(ついとうしき)が行(おこな)われる。
A memorial ceremony for the war dead is held every August.
首相(しゅしょう)は戦没者(せんぼつしゃ)墓苑(ぼえん)を訪(おとず)れ、花束(はなたば)を捧(ささ)げた。
The Prime Minister visited the cemetery for the war dead and laid a bouquet of flowers.

Composed of 戦(せん) (war, battle), 没(ぼつ) (to pass away, literally "to sink"), and the suffix 者(しゃ) (person). The kanji 没(ぼつ) is used in formal contexts for death, especially in obituaries and memorial inscriptions. 戦没者(せんぼつしゃ) is a solemn, formal word found in news coverage, government statements, and the names of monuments and ceremonies — it is not used in casual conversation.

Common collocations

  • 戦没者(せんぼつしゃ)追悼式(ついとうしき): memorial ceremony for the war dead
  • 戦没者(せんぼつしゃ)墓苑(ぼえん): cemetery for the war dead
  • 戦没者(せんぼつしゃ)慰霊(いれい): consolation of the spirits of the war dead
  • 戦没者(せんぼつしゃ)を悼(いた)む: to mourn the war dead

Similar words

  • 戦死者(せんししゃ): those killed in battle — more specifically, those who died fighting
  • 犠牲者(ぎせいしゃ): victim — broader; can refer to any cause of death or harm
  • 英霊(えいれい): heroic spirits of the war dead — emotionally charged, honorific term

Related Words

Compare: 犠牲者(ぎせいしゃ) (victim)
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Added 2026.4.11 21:54 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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