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.
遺骸が発見された。
The remains were discovered.
兵士たちの遺骸は故郷に送還された。
The remains of the soldiers were repatriated to their homeland.
登山隊が雪の中から遭難者の遺骸を収容するまでに、数日かかった。
It took several days for the mountaineering team to recover the remains of the victim from the snow.
A compound of 遺 (left behind, bequeathed) and 骸 (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:
- 遺骸を収容する: to recover remains
- 遺骸を引き渡す: to hand over remains
- 遺骸を埋葬する: to bury remains
- 遺骸が発見される: for remains to be discovered
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 遺体: dead body, remains — the standard formal term, more common than 遺骸 in modern usage
- 死体: corpse, dead body — more clinical and blunt; used in forensic and police contexts
- 亡骸: mortal remains — poetic and deeply respectful; used in literature and eulogies