Question

屍 屍蝋(しろう): adipocere; grave wax (greying of the body fats of a corpse which rests in a moist but airless place) (graying) S+ (none) "After meeting death, a flag covers the soldier's corpse."

Accepted Answer

しかばね 0 尸: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)死: death; die corpse Imagine the character Death (the shroud-wearing skeleton) carrying an armful of flags. He goes round at night sticking a flag in each corpse. (i.e. to distinguish it from those who are merely sleeping).

Kanji	屍
Kunyomi	しかばね
Examples	屍蝋(しろう): adipocere; grave wax (greying of the body fats of a corpse which rests in a moist but airless place) (graying)
JLPT Level	0
Jouyou Grade	S+
Components	尸: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44) 死: death; die
Traditional Form	(none)
Keyword	corpse
Koohii Story 1	"After meeting death, a flag covers the soldier's corpse."
Koohii Story 2	Imagine the character Death (the shroud-wearing skeleton) carrying an armful of flags. He goes round at night sticking a flag in each corpse. (i.e. to distinguish it from those who are merely sleeping).

Flag Corpse 屍 しかばね 屍蝋(しろう Adipocere Grave Wax

Flag Corpse 屍しかばね屍蝋(しろう Adipocere Grave Wax