What does kanji 屍 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 屍 is corpse.

How is kanji 屍 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 屍 are しかばね; the onyomi readings are シ.

What words use kanji 屍?

Example words that use kanji 屍 include 屍体, 屍骸, 屍をさらす, 屍姦.

Pre-Level 1

屍

Meaning

Kanji 屍

corpse

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: しかばね
Onyomi 音読み: シ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
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Strokes: 9
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Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 死 • 臰 • 斃 • 㱝 • 㘸 • 㰷 • 毙

Related vocabulary

Showing 17 common entries

Showing 17 of 19 entries that include this kanji.

屍体

したい

dead body

屍骸

しがい

(dead) body

屍をさらす

しかばねをさらす

to die on the battlefield

屍姦

しかん

necrophilia

屍山血河

しざんけつが

heaps of bodies and streams of blood

屍臭

ししゅう

putrid smell of a corpse

屍陀林王

しだりんおう

Citipati (skeletal Buddhist demi-gods)

屍体愛好

したいあいこう

necrophilia

屍毒

しどく

ptomaine poisoning

屍肉

しにく

dead flesh

屍斑

しはん

postmortem lividity

屍蝋

しろう

adipocere (waxy substance formed by the decomposition of corpses subjected to moisture)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

森の奥で屍が見つかった。

A corpse was found deep in the forest.

兵士たちは戦場の屍を静かに運んだ。

The soldiers quietly carried the corpses from the battlefield.

川辺に一つの屍が横たわっていた。

A corpse was lying by the riverside.

物語の中で屍は戦いの悲惨さを示していた。

In the story, the corpse showed the tragedy of war.

旅人は道ばたの屍を見て足を止めた。

The traveler stopped when he saw a corpse by the roadside.

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