亡者|もうじゃmouja[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, Buddhismthe dead; ghost
2. nounperson who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)usu. as 〜の亡者
   今いますぐ大金たいきんをつかみたい亡者もうじゃがうようよしている。↗

   Greedy cats are out for a fast buck.

• Synonym死者ししゃNeutralNeutral and common in news reports; refers plainly and objectively to the dead, as in 「死者数」, without 亡者's ghost or obsession nuance.
• Synonym死人しにんCasualColloquial and blunt; focuses on a person who has died, with no religious or ghostly coloring.
• Synonym死亡者しぼうしゃFormalFormal; used in news and official documents for counting victims of accidents and disasters.
• Synonym亡き者なきものWrittenWritten style; often in 「亡き者にする」, meaning to kill someone, phrased euphemistically.
• Synonym亡き人なきひとWrittenWritten style; used when remembering the departed with sorrow, as in 「亡き人を偲ぶ」.
• Synonym物故者ぶっこしゃFormalFormal and respectful; mostly seen in registers and lists such as 「物故者名簿」.
• Synonym帰らぬ人かえらぬひとWrittenWritten style; a euphemism for someone who has died, often as 「帰らぬ人となる」.
• Related故人こじんNeutralNeutral; refers to someone who has passed away, with respect and fond remembrance, as in 「故人の遺志」.
• Antonym生者せいしゃWrittenWritten-style antonym: the living, set against the dead 亡者.

Use 「亡者」 for the dead, spirits of the underworld, or people obsessed with money or power, as in 「金の亡者」 and 「亡者の行列」. For a plain, objective reference to the dead choose 「死者」; to speak of a departed person with fondness or respect, 「故人」 or 「亡き人」.

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

1. 死しんだ人ひと。
2. あるものに取とりつかれた人ひと。