Explore Words Kanji Grammar Guides

Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

Get the Kotomora apps for iOS and Android.

Explore Words Kanji Grammar Guides About Support Privacy

Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

死体解剖 (shitaikaibou) Japanese meaning: autopsy | Kotomora

死し体たい解かい剖ぼう

し

た

い

か

い

ぼ

う

Meanings

1

autopsy; postmortem examination

Medical and legal term for examination of a dead body to determine cause of death or study disease.

警けい察さつは死し体たい解かい剖ぼうの結けっ果かを

待ま

っ

て

いる

。

The police are waiting for the results of the autopsy.

死し体たい解かい剖ぼうによって死し因いんが明あきらかになった。

The cause of death was revealed by the postmortem examination.

Kanji

死death, die
体body, substance, object
解unravel, notes, key
剖divide

Related words

解かい剖ぼう
解剖 is a general term for dissection or anatomical study, not limited to dead bodies. 死体解剖 specifically means autopsy of a corpse.
検けん死し
検死 is a broader term for a death investigation or inquest, which may include autopsy but also other procedures.

Built from

死し体たい+解かい剖ぼう

Etymology

Compound of 死体 (corpse) and 解剖 (dissection).