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屍
屍
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Meanings

corpse

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
しかばね

Common Words

死体
したい
屍体
Noun
Freq #3065
1

dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass

Examples
死体解剖の結果、絞殺と判明しました。
The postmortem showed that she had been strangled.
屍
しかばね
かばね
し
ĺ°¸
Noun
Freq #8877
1

corpse

2

しかばね／かばね only

kanji "corpse" radical

歝骸
しがい
屍骸
Noun
Freq #9156
1

(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains

死臭
屍臭
ししゅう
Noun
Freq #36740
1

putrid smell of a corpse

検死
検屍
けんし
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #38748
1

autopsy; post-mortem (examination); (coroner's) inquest

2

examination of a body to determine if a crime has been committed

死屍累々
死屍累累
ししるいるい
四字熟語
～の Adj.
～と Adverb
Freq #40172
1

'taru' adjective

heaps of corpses all around

生ける屍
いけるしかばね
Expression
Noun
Freq #51760
1

living corpse

死肉
屍肉
しにく
Noun
Freq #52170
1

dead flesh; carrion

Examples
ハゲタカが突っつく死んだ鹿とか、他の動物の食べ残しとか、 そういう腐った肉を死肉と書きました。
A dead deer being pecked by vultures, remains partly eaten by other animals, that sort of rotten meat is called 'carrion'.
死屍
しし
Noun
Freq #64903
1

corpse

尸諌
屍諌
しかん
～する Verb
Noun
Freq #65577
1

admonishing (one's master) at the cost of one's life

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