尸 — kanji meaning “corpse”
尸
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
- Meanings
- corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
- On'yomi
- シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi
- かたしろ
- Strokes
- 3
- Classical radical
- 44
- Chinese reading
- shī — Chinese character page
Words with 尸
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尸諌 | しかん shikan | admonishing (one's master) at the cost of one's life |
| 尸位素餐 | しいそさん shiisosan | neglecting the duties of an office while taking pay |
| 尸冠 | しかばねかんむり shikabanekanmuri | kanji "corpse" radical |
| 三尸 | さんし sanshi | the three worms (in Taoism); worms that inhabit the human gut and, on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle, ascend to heaven during one's sleep to report on one's wrongdoings |
| 尸位 | しい shii | neglecting the duties of an office while taking pay |
| 積尸気 | ししき shishiki | Praesepe (Chinese name); Beehive Cluster |
| 尸解 | しかい shikai | shijie (Taoist practice to become an immortal); deliverance by means of a simulated corpse |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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