Meaning of 三尸(さんし) in Japanese

三尸
Kana Reading
さんし
Romaji
sanshi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    the three worms (in Taoism, worms that inhabit the human gut and, on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle, ascend to heaven during one's sleep to report on one's wrongdoings)

Related Kanji

三 JLPT 5

3 strokes

three

On'Yomi: サン, ゾウ

Kun'Yomi: み, み.つ, みっ.つ

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尸

3 strokes

corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: かたしろ

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