怪我人(けがにん)

Composed of 怪我(けが) (injury) and 人(にん) (person). The 人(にん) suffix is read にん (not じん) in this compound. The word is standard in news reports and emergency situations to describe anyone who has been physically hurt.

The phrase 怪我人(けがにん)が出(で)る (injuries occurred; someone was hurt) is extremely common in news and accident reports. Its opposite — 怪我人(けがにん)は出(で)なかった (no one was injured) — is equally standard when reporting the fortunate outcome of an incident.

Common collocations

• 怪我人(けがにん)が出(で)る: there are injuries / someone is injured
• 怪我人(けがにん)は出(で)なかった: no one was injured
• 怪我人(けがにん)を救助(きゅうじょ)する: to rescue the injured
• 怪我人(けがにん)を運(はこ)ぶ: to transport the injured
• 重傷(じゅうしょう)の怪我人(けがにん): a seriously injured person

Similar words

• 負傷者(ふしょうしゃ): injured person — a more formal synonym, common in official reports and news
• 被害者(ひがいしゃ): victim — broader term including injury, crime, or disaster victims
• 死傷者(ししょうしゃ): casualties (dead and injured) — used when reporting both fatalities and injuries together