亡骸・亡き骸|なきがらnakigara[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounremains; corpse; (dead) body
   彼女かのじょは父親ちちおやの亡骸なきがらを見みて泣ないた。↗

   She cried at the sight of her father's dead body.

• Synonym死体したいNeutralObjective, neutral word for a corpse, the standard term in news and crime reports, as in 「死体遺棄」; unlike 「亡骸」 it carries no sense of mourning.
• Synonym死骸しがいNeutralMostly refers to animal carcasses, as in 「虫の死骸」, though it can be used of humans too; it sounds stiff for a loved one's remains.
• Synonym遺体いたいNeutralRespectful, neutral term for a deceased person's body, standard in news reports and medical settings, as in 「ご遺体」.
• Synonym屍しかばねWrittenLiterary word for a corpse, often seen in set phrases like 「屍を越えて」; it carries a tragic, heroic coloring.
• Synonym死人しにんNeutralRefers to a dead person, focusing on the person rather than the body, as in the proverb 「死人に口なし」.
• Synonym躯むくろWrittenLiterary word for a corpse with a bleak, desolate feel; not used in everyday speech.
• Synonym遺骸いがいWrittenWritten-style word for a person's remains; more formal and solemn than 「遺体」.
• Synonym死屍ししWrittenWritten Sino-Japanese word for a corpse, as in 「死屍累々」; not used in everyday speech.
• Antonym生身なまみNeutralLiving flesh and blood, a living human body — the opposite of the deceased's remains.
• Antonym生き身いきみWrittenA living body; little used even in written style, and contrasted with 「遺体」.

News and crime reports use 「死体」; to speak of the deceased respectfully, use 「遺体」. 「亡骸」 is the word for a loved one's remains said with mourning, as in 「父の亡骸」. 「屍」「遺骸」「死屍」「躯」 are literary choices, 「死骸」 is mostly for animals, and 「生身」「生き身」 mean a living body.

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1. 死しんだ体からだ。