尸 — readings, stroke count and radical

brushStroke order

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menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. しかばね。死体。
2. かたしろ、よりしろ。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

brushOrigin of the character

象形。膝を曲げて座っている人の形。「すわる」を意味する漢語｛尸｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• シ

Kun (native)

• かたしろ

Other languages

• 拼音shi1
• 한글si
• Hán-ViệtThi

infoBasics

Strokes

3 strokes

Radical

屮(てつ)

JIS level

Level 2

Unicode

U+5C38

grid_viewComponents

• 尸かばね

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 尸諌しかんadmonishing (one's master) at the cost of one's life
• 尸冠しかばねかんむり漢字の部首「⼫」が冠であるときの呼称。kanji "corpse" radical
• 尸位しいneglecting the duties of an office while taking pay
• 尸解しかい道教の思想で遺骸は生前のままで霊魂だけが神仙となること。shijie (Taoist practice to become an immortal), deliverance by means of a simulated corpse
• 尸位素餐しいそさんある地位にいて職責を果たさず禄を食んでいること。neglecting the duties of an office while taking pay

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(7 results)

infoLookup codes

SKIP

4-3-1

Four Corner

7720.7

Spahn–Hadamitzky

3r0.1

Nelson

1376