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Keyword
corpse
Info
FrequencyTop 1800-1900
KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2332
Readings
し
(39%)
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 (20 in total)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
heaps of corpses all around
living corpse
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
dead flesh; carrion
corpse
heaps of bodies and streams of blood; fierce battle
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
to die on the battlefield
putrid smell of a corpse
adipocere (waxy substance formed by the decomposition of corpses subjected to moisture); grave wax
necrophilia; necrophilism
jiangshi; Chinese hopping vampire; reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore
jiangshi; Chinese hopping vampire; reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore
adipocere (waxy substance formed by the decomposition of corpses subjected to moisture); grave wax
necrophilia
heaps of corpses all around
Citipati (skeletal Buddhist demi-gods)
admonishing (one's master) at the cost of one's life
Examples (1 in total)
Among wild ducks, it seems there are homosexual necrophiliacs.