Word details

死人担ぎ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 死人担ぎ.

Dictionary

Entry

死人担ぎしびとかつぎNounFreq #315058
1

carrying a casket; carrying something (in a group) on one shoulder, as if it were a casket (considered an ill-omened way to carry something)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

death, die

6 strokesFrequency 229JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

し.ぬし.に-

person

2 strokesFrequency 5JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジンニン

Kun

ひと-り-と

Nanori

ひこふみ

shouldering, carry, raise, bear

8 strokesFrequency 422JLPT N2Grade 6

On

タン

Kun

かつ.ぐにな.う

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