Word Meaning 屍蝋

しろう shirou

屍蝋 is read as しろう (shirou) and means adipocere (waxy substance formed by the decomposition of corpses subjected to moisture).

Meaning

English

  1. adipocere (waxy substance formed by the decomposition of corpses subjected to moisture)
  2. grave wax

Reading

Kana

しろう

Romaji

shirou

Writing Variants

  • 屍蠟 しろう shirou
  • 死蝋 しろう shirou
  • 死蠟 しろう shirou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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corpse

ろう

wax

蝋燭

ろうそく

candle