屍 — kanji meaning “corpse”
屍
corpse
- Meanings
- corpse
- On'yomi
- シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi
- しかばね
- Strokes
- 9
- Classical radical
- 44
- Chinese reading
- shī — Chinese character page
Words with 屍
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 死屍 | しし shishi | corpse |
| 屍蝋 | しろう shirou | adipocere (waxy substance formed by the decomposition of corpses subjected to moisture); grave wax |
| 屍陀林王 | しだりんおう shidarin'ou | Citipati (skeletal Buddhist demi-gods) |
| 僵屍 | キョンシー kyonshii | jiangshi; Chinese hopping vampire; reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore |
| 生ける屍 | いけるしかばね ikerushikabane | living corpse |
| 死屍累々 | ししるいるい shishiruirui | heaps of corpses all around |
| 屍山血河 | しざんけつが shizanketsuga | heaps of bodies and streams of blood; fierce battle |
| 屍体愛好 | したいあいこう shitaiaikou | necrophilia |
| 水漬く屍 | みづくかばね mizukukabane | dead bodies submerged in water (in war, esp. naval battles) |
| 積屍気 | せきしき sekishiki | Praesepe; Beehive Cluster |
| 屍鬼 | しき shiki | vetala; corpse demon; corpse ghost |
| 食屍鬼 | しょくしき shokushiki | ghoul; corpse-eating demon |
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