死体(したい)

したい
noun
corpse, dead body
literary
1. corpse, dead body, cadaver
The dead body of a human or animal. A neutral, factual term commonly used in news, legal, and medical contexts.
山(やま)で死体(したい)が発見(はっけん)された。
A dead body was discovered in the mountains.
警察(けいさつ)が死体(したい)を検視(けんし)した。
The police examined the corpse.
検視 = autopsy, post-mortem examination
死体(したい)遺棄(いき)は重大(じゅうだい)な犯罪(はんざい)だ。
Abandoning a dead body is a serious crime.
死体遺棄 = abandonment of a corpse (legal term)
事件(じけん)現場(げんば)で死体(したい)が見(み)つかり、警察(けいさつ)が捜査(そうさ)を始(はじ)めた。
A body was found at the crime scene, and the police began their investigation.
死体(したい)の身元(みもと)がなかなか判明(はんめい)せず、捜査(そうさ)は難航(なんこう)した。
The identity of the body could not be readily determined, and the investigation stalled.
身元 = identity

Register: 死体(したい) is a neutral, clinical term. In everyday speech, especially when talking about deceased loved ones, 遺体(いたい) (remains) is more respectful.

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Related: 遺体(いたい) (remains (respectful))
Related: 死骸(しがい) (carcass, remains)
Related: 亡骸(なきがら) (remains)
Compare: 遺骸(いがい) (remains)
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Added 2026.1.13 20:35 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02
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