死しに身み

noun

at the risk of one's life; risking death

Used in expressions like 死に身で or 死に身になる to describe acting with disregard for one's own life. Often implies a desperate or self-sacrificial effort.

• 彼かれは死しに身みで火ひの中なかに飛とび込こんだ。

  He jumped into the fire at the risk of his life.

• 死しに身

noun

dead body; corpse

Refers to a dead body, often in contrast to 生き身 (living body). This sense is less common and may appear in literary or traditional contexts.

See also: 生き身

• 生いき身みは動うごくが、死しに身みは動うごかない。