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The specific person or individual being referred to or discussed in a particular context, often in formal or legal settings.
当該者の意見を尊重する必要があります。
We need to respect the opinion of the person in question.
当該者に対して調査を行います。
We will conduct an investigation into the person in question.
Commonly used in legal, administrative, or business contexts to refer to a specific individual without naming them directly.
Use 当該者 when you need to refer to a specific person indirectly in formal or official contexts, such as in contracts, legal notices, or business emails. It is not used in everyday speech.
当該者 is formal. In informal settings, use その人 (sono hito, 'that person') or 当人 (tōnin, 'the person concerned').
The word is a compound of 当該 (とうがい, 'the aforementioned' or 'the relevant') and 者 (しゃ, 'person'). 当該 comes from 当 (とう, 'to hit the mark' or 'relevant') + 該 (がい, 'to correspond to'), reflecting its use in formal contexts to specify a particular individual.
当該者 is a formal term typically used in written documents, contracts, legal texts, or official communications. It avoids directly naming a person while clearly referring to them in context. Avoid using it in casual conversation.