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故人

故人

Chinese

		happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (故人)		故	人

Noun

故人

(literary) old friend
(literary) former wife
(literary) deceased person

Japanese

Kanji in this term
故	人
こ Grade: 5	じん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

故人 ‎(hiragana こじん, romaji kojin)

a deceased person
an old friend; a friend from the past

Synonyms

(old friend): 旧友 (きゅうゆう) ‎(kyūyū)