死傷者(ししょうしゃ)

ししょうしゃ
noun
casualties; killed and wounded
1. casualties; the dead and injured
People who have been killed or injured in an accident, disaster, attack, or conflict. Encompasses both fatalities and those who survived with injuries.
事故(じこ)で多(おお)くの死傷者(ししょうしゃ)が出(で)た。
The accident caused many casualties.
死傷者(ししょうしゃ)の数(かず)はまだ確認(かくにん)されていない。
The number of casualties has not yet been confirmed.
地震(じしん)による死傷者(ししょうしゃ)は百人以上(ひゃくにんいじょう)にのぼると報(ほう)じられた。
It was reported that the casualties from the earthquake exceeded one hundred people.

A compound of 死(し) (death) + 傷(しょう) (injury) + 者(しゃ) (person). Very common in news reporting about disasters, accidents, and conflicts. The term covers both the dead and the injured collectively.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 死傷者(ししょうしゃ)が出(で)る: casualties occur
  • 死傷者(ししょうしゃ)の数(かず): number of casualties
  • 死傷者(ししょうしゃ)が増(ふ)える: casualties increase
  • 多数(たすう)の死傷者(ししょうしゃ): numerous casualties
  • 死傷者(ししょうしゃ)ゼロ: zero casualties

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 犠牲者(ぎせいしゃ): victim (broader; can include non-physical harm; carries a tone of sacrifice or injustice)
  • 被害者(ひがいしゃ): victim, affected person (used in legal and crime contexts, not limited to physical injury)
  • 負傷者(ふしょうしゃ): the injured (only those who were wounded, not killed)
  • 死者(ししゃ): the dead (only those who died)
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