死骸・屍骸|しがいshigai[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains

• Synonym死体したいNeutralThe most neutral word for a corpse, common in news and crime reports. 「死骸」 leans toward animals and sounds rough when used of people.
• Synonym亡骸なきがらWrittenA written, native-Japanese word for someone's remains, tinged with mourning; it stresses tender pity for the deceased, where 「死骸」 is plain.
• Synonym遺体いたいFormalA respectful, formal word for a dead person's body, common in news and official settings; it refers to people, whereas 「死骸」 is mostly for animals.
• Synonym屍しかばねWrittenA strongly literary word for a corpse, as in 「屍を越えて」; unlike 「死骸」 it is not especially for animals.
• Synonym躯むくろWrittenAn archaic, elegant written word for the dead body, with a literary flavor; unlike 「死骸」 it is not mostly for animals.
• Synonym遺骸いがいFormalA respectful written word for remains, often of bones or recovered bodies; unlike 「死骸」 it is not mostly for animals.
• Synonym死屍ししWrittenA bookish word for corpses, seen chiefly in 「死屍累々」; unlike 「死骸」 it is not mostly for animals.
• Related死人しにんNeutralA neutral word for a dead person or corpse, as in 「死人に口なし」; it is about humans, whereas 「死骸」 leans toward animals.

Use 「死骸」 for the corpses of humans or animals, mostly animals like insects and birds; of people it can sound rough. For a neutral term pick 「死体」; say 「遺体」 or 「遺骸」 respectfully, 「亡骸」 with mourning, and 「屍」 in literary style.

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1. 人間にんげんや動物どうぶつの死しんだ体からだ。