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死体 (したい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

死し体たい

し

た

い

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass

A direct, neutral-to-blunt noun for the body of a dead person or animal. In respectful reference to a person's remains, 遺体 is often preferred.

警けい察さつは川かわで死し体たいを発はっ見けんした。
The police found a dead body in the river.
道

どう

路ろ

脇わき

に

動どう

物ぶつ

の

死し

体たい

が

あっ

た

。

There was an animal carcass by the side of the road.

Written forms

死し体たいUsage94%
Standard and common spelling for a dead body or corpse.
屍し体たいUsage6%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji variant given; 死体 is the normal modern spelling.

Kanji

死death, die
体body, substance, object
屍corpse

Similar words

遺い体たい
More respectful and typically used for the remains of a person; 死体 is more direct and can sound clinical or blunt.
死し骸がい
Often used for dead animals or insects; it sounds less appropriate for people unless deliberately harsh.
屍しかばね
A more literary or dramatic word for a corpse; 死体 is the ordinary modern term.

Etymology

A transparent Sino-Japanese compound of 死, meaning death, and 体, meaning body. The historical details are not needed to understand the modern word.