死体

See also: 屍体 and 死體

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 死体 – see 死體 (“corpse”). (This term is the simplified form of 死體).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
死	体
し Grade: 3	たい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spellings
死體 (kyūjitai) 屍体

Etymology

死 is a daiyōji replacing 屍.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) したい [shìtáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕita̠i]

Noun

死(し)体(たい) • (shitai) 

1. a dead body; a cadaver

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:屍

   床(ゆか)下(した)から死(し)体(たい)が発(はっ)見(けん)された。

   Yukashita kara shitai ga hakken sareta.

   They found a body underneath the floor.

Descendants

• → Korean: 사체(死體) (sache)
• → Min Nan: 死體／死体 (sí-thé)