死し相そう

noun

look of death; shadow of death

Refers to a deathly appearance on a living person's face, suggesting imminent death. Often used in expressions like 死相が出る or 死相が浮かぶ.

• 彼かれの顔かおには死し相そうが浮うかんでいた。

  A look of death was on his face.

noun

face of a dead person

Rarely used; the more common term is 死に顔. This sense may appear in older or literary contexts.

See also: 死に顔

• 死し相そうを整ととのえるために、遺い族ぞくが故こ人じんの顔かおを拭ふいた。

  To prepare the face of the deceased, the bereaved family wiped the person's face.