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Keyword
corpse
Info
FrequencyTop 1800-1900
KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2332
Readings
し
(43%)
Composed of
尸
corpse with a flag
死
death
Mnemonic

After death a corpse with a flag is... well, same as any other corpse. It doesn't matter what you were in life; you might have been the flag-bearer for your lord when you were alive, but after you die you're no different that a common peasant enlisted into the military by force.

Used in vocabulary (32 in total)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
heaps of corpses all around
living corpse
vetala; corpse demon; corpse ghost; ghoul
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
dead flesh; carrion
autopsy; post-mortem (examination); (coroner's) inquest; examination of a body to determine if a crime has been committed
corpse
heaps of bodies and streams of blood; fierce battle
to die on the battlefield
to die on the battlefield
ghoul; corpse-eating demon
ghoul; corpse-eating demon
putrid smell of a corpse
adipocere (waxy substance formed by the decomposition of corpses subjected to moisture); grave wax
necrophilia; necrophilism
adipocere (waxy substance formed by the decomposition of corpses subjected to moisture); grave wax
jiangshi; Chinese hopping vampire; reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore
ptomaine poisoning
ghoul; corpse-eating demon
jiangshi; Chinese hopping vampire; reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore
necrophagy; necrophagia; eating corpses
ghoul; corpse-eating demon
postmortem lividity; livor mortis; death spot
necrophilia
dead bodies submerged in water (in war, esp. naval battles)
heaps of corpses all around
necrophagy; necrophagia; eating corpses
Citipati (skeletal Buddhist demi-gods)
admonishing (one's master) at the cost of one's life
Praesepe; Beehive Cluster
Examples (1 in total)
Among wild ducks, it seems there are homosexual necrophiliacs.