屍 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 死骸。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

corpse

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
Kun (native)
  • しかばね
Other languages
  • 拼音shi1
  • 한글si
  • Hán-ViệtThi

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
屮(てつ)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+5C4D

Components

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

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿸尸死

Words using this kanji

  • しかばね(しかばね、かばね)死んだ人の体。死体。死骸。 (しかばね、かばね)(部首)尸冠。corpse, kanji "corpse" radical
  • 屍蝋しろう死体が長期間水中や湿地にあったとき、脂肪が脂肪酸となり水中の物質と結合して蠟のように変化したもの。adipocere (waxy substance formed by the decomposition of corpses subjected to moisture), grave wax
  • 屍鬼しきvetala, corpse demon, corpse ghost, ghoul
  • 屍陀林王しだりんおうCitipati (skeletal Buddhist demi-gods)
  • 屍山血河しざんけつがheaps of bodies and streams of blood, fierce battle
  • 屍体愛好したいあいこうnecrophilia
  • 屍をさらすしかばねをさらすto die on the battlefield

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(14 results)

Lookup codes

SKIP
3-3-6
Four Corner
7721.1
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3r6.2
Heisig
2332
Nelson
1391