躯・骸・身|むくろmukuro[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun(dead) body; corpse

• Synonym死体したいNeutralThe neutral, objective word for a corpse, cold in tone and typical of crime news; 「躯」 is literary and carries pathos.
• Synonym死骸しがいNeutralA neutral word for the remains of people or animals, as in 「動物の死骸」; it stresses the bare remains where 「躯」 is literary.
• Synonym亡骸なきがらWrittenWritten style; refers to someone's remains with regret and tenderness, as in 「亡骸を抱く」; its mourning tone is warmer than that of 「躯」.
• Synonym遺体いたいWrittenThe polite, formal term for a body, standard in accident reporting; where 「躯」 is literary and sentimental, this is respectful news language.
• Synonym屍しかばねWrittenAn archaic-flavoured word for a corpse, as in 「屍を越えて」; 「躯」 is literary but less old-fashioned.
• Synonym形骸けいがいWrittenAn empty shell that exists in form only; often metaphorical for institutions that have lost their substance, a sense 「躯」 lacks.
• Synonym遺骸いがいWrittenA written word for a dead person's body, leaning toward formal reporting, as in 「遺骸を収容する」; 「躯」 is literary rather than journalistic.
• Synonym死屍ししWrittenA written word with a grim, cold tone, seen in set phrases like 「死屍累々」; 「躯」 is sentimental where this is stark.
• Related死人しにんNeutralA colloquial, blunt word for a dead person or corpse; far more direct than the literary 「躯」.
• Antonym魂たましいNeutralThe soul or spirit; the antonym of 「躯」 in the pairing of soul and mortal shell.
• Antonym精神せいしんNeutralMind and spirit as opposed to the flesh; contrasts with 「躯」 as the bodily shell.

「躯（むくろ）」 is a literary word for a dead body, tinged with pathos. For plain crime or accident news pick 「死体」 or the polite 「遺体」; for tender mourning 「亡骸」; for an archaic tone 「屍」; for animal or bare remains 「死骸」; for an empty, name-only shell 「形骸」. 「魂」 is the soul it opposes.

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1. 死しんだ人ひとの体からだ。遺体いたい。