How to say "survivor" in Japanese

• 被災者ひさいしゃCommon
  nounUsed for a survivor of a disaster — an earthquake, flood, or the like — but it frames the person as a victim of the event rather than stressing the fact of survival.
  ハリケーンの被災者ひさいしゃたちは、もう三みっ日かも食べ物たべものを口くちにしていない。↗

  The victims of the hurricane have not tasted food for three days.
• 生き残りいきのこりCommon
  nounThe general word for a person who survives an accident, disaster, or war; it also means a relic — something that has outlived its era — so it serves figurative uses as well.

Use 被災者 for people affected by a disaster, where the emphasis falls on their suffering rather than survival; use 「生き残り」 for someone who has lived through or outlasted something, literally or figuratively.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 被災者ひさいしゃperson affected by a disaster
• 生存者せいぞんしゃsurvivor
• 残存者ざんそんしゃsurvivor
• 生還者せいかんしゃsurvivor
• 罹災者りさいしゃperson affected by a disaster
• 生き残りいきのこりsurvivor