遺体(いたい)

いたい
noun
corpse; remains; dead body
1. corpse; remains; dead body
The body of a deceased person. A respectful term used in formal and news contexts, treating the deceased with dignity.
遺体(いたい)が発見(はっけん)された。
A body was discovered.
遺体(いたい)は家族(かぞく)のもとに引(ひ)き渡(わた)された。
The remains were handed over to the family.
捜索(そうさく)チームが山中(さんちゅう)で行方(ゆくえ)不明者(ふめいしゃ)の遺体(いたい)を収容(しゅうよう)した。
The search team recovered the body of the missing person in the mountains.

A compound of 遺(い) (left behind, bequeathed) and 体(たい) (body). The kanji 遺(い) carries the nuance of something left behind by the deceased.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 遺体(いたい)が発見(はっけん)される (a body is found)
  • 遺体(いたい)を収容(しゅうよう)する (to recover a body)
  • 遺体(いたい)を引(ひ)き取(と)る (to claim/receive a body)
  • 遺体(いたい)安置所(あんちじょ) (morgue)
  • 身元(みもと)不明(ふめい)の遺体(いたい) (unidentified body)

More respectful than 死体(したい), which is a neutral or clinical term for a dead body. 遺体(いたい) is the standard term used in news reports and official communications when referring to the deceased, as it acknowledges the person behind the body. 死体(したい) is used more in forensic, legal, or detached contexts.

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