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尸 Kanji meaning "corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)"

Jiten frequency #3373Kanken Level 13 strokes

Meanings

corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)

On'yomi

シ

Kun'yomi

かたしろ

Kanji containing 尸(107)

君
屋
遅
訳
届
局
居
昼
尽
握
避
壁
屈
展
沢
尾
殿
属
璧
尻
択
群
層
駅
漏
泥
癖
伊
掘
釈

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

三(さん)尸(し)the three worms (in Taoism)#140265尸解(しかい)shijie (Taoist practice to become an immortal)#147438尸(し)位(い)素(そ)餐(さん)neglecting the duties of an office while taking pay#384768尸(し)諌(かん)admonishing (one's master) at the cost of one's life#468561尸(し)位(い)neglecting the duties of an office while taking pay#468561

Most common words using this kanji

尸(しかばね)corpse#76094三(さん)尸(し)the three worms (in Taoism)#140265尸解(しかい)shijie (Taoist practice to become an immortal)#147438積尸気(ししき)Praesepe (Chinese name)#189827尸(し)位(い)素(そ)餐(さん)neglecting the duties of an office while taking pay#384768尸童(よりまし)child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko#397215尸冠(しかばねかんむり)kanji "corpse" radical#468561尸(し)位(い)neglecting the duties of an office while taking pay#468561尸(し)諌(かん)admonishing (one's master) at the cost of one's life#468561
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