遺 骸(いがい)

いがい

noun

remains; corpse; dead body

1. remains; corpse; dead body

The physical remains of a deceased person or animal. A formal, literary word used especially in news reports and written language.

遺骸(いがい)が発見(はっけん)された。

The remains were discovered.

兵士(へいし)たちの遺骸(いがい)は故郷(こきょう)に送還(そうかん)された。

The remains of the soldiers were repatriated to their homeland.

登山隊(とざんたい)が雪(ゆき)の中(なか)から遭難者(そうなんしゃ)の遺骸(いがい)を収容(しゅうよう)するまでに、数日(すうじつ)かかった。

It took several days for the mountaineering team to recover the remains of the victim from the snow.

A compound of 遺(い) (left behind, bequeathed) and 骸(がい) (body, remains). This is a formal, somewhat literary word for a dead body. It appears frequently in news reporting, historical writing, and literature.

The tone is respectful and detached, making it appropriate for formal accounts of deaths, war casualties, and disaster victims.

Common collocations

遺骸(いがい)を収容(しゅうよう)する: to recover remains
遺骸(いがい)を引(ひ)き渡(わた)す: to hand over remains
遺骸(いがい)を埋葬(まいそう)する: to bury remains
遺骸(いがい)が発見(はっけん)される: for remains to be discovered

Similar words

遺体(いたい): dead body, remains — the standard formal term, more common than 遺骸(いがい) in modern usage
死体(したい): corpse, dead body — more clinical and blunt; used in forensic and police contexts
亡骸(なきがら): mortal remains — poetic and deeply respectful; used in literature and eulogies

Related Words

Compare: 遺体(いたい) (dead body, remains)

Compare: 死体(したい) (corpse, dead body)

Compare: 亡骸(なきがら) (mortal remains)

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