被害者|ひがいしゃhigaisha

1. nounvictim; injured party; sufferer
   我々われわれは水害すいがいの被害者ひがいしゃに食物しょくもつと衣類いるいを支給しきゅうした。↗

   We provided the flood victims with food and clothing.

• Synonym犠牲者ぎせいしゃNeutralWritten/formal prose; leans toward people who died, as in 「事故の犠牲者」, while 「被害者」 also covers those who suffered loss but survived.
• Antonym加害者かがいしゃNeutralThe perpetrator — the party that inflicts harm or loss; it stands opposite 「被害者」 in the sense of harming versus being harmed.

For the victim of a crime or accident use 「被害者」, as in 「被害者家族」 or 「被害者支援」. Use 「犠牲者」 for those who died; 「加害者」 is its opposite, the one who caused the harm.

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1. 他人たにんの不法ふほう行為こういや犯罪はんざいなどにより損害そんがいなどを受うけた者もの。
2. 災害さいがいにより損害そんがいを受うけた者もの。