"死人" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɕiɲ̟ĩɴ] Forms: 死人 [canonical] (ruby: (), (にん)), shinin [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 死人 (MC sijX nyin, literally “die, death + person”). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=しにん}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|死人|lit=die, death + person}} 死人 (MC sijX nyin, literally “die, death + person”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|しにん}} 死(し)人(にん) • (shinin)
  1. a dead person, the dead Coordinate_terms: 死体 (shitai) (ruby: 死体(したい)) (english: a corpse, a dead body)
    Sense id: en-死人-ja-noun-0c-jRC34 Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 18 41 41 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 23 39 39 Related terms: 死人に口無し: → the dead cannot speak: dead men tell no tales (shinin ni kuchi nashi) (english: the dead have no mouths; that is, the dead cannot provide evidence against others), alternatively, the dead cannot speak up if the living blame them for things (english: the more common sense), 死人に妄語: → to lie and pin the blame on a dead person (shinin ni mōgo) (ruby: 死人(), 妄語(んにもうご)) (english: telling lies on a dead person), 死人に文言: → to lie and pin the blame on a dead person (shinin ni mongon) (ruby: 死人(), 文言(んにもんごん)) (english: words at a dead person), 死人の所には必ず鬼あり: → it is bad luck to be around a dead person (shinin no tokoro ni wa kanarazu oni ari) (english: there are definitely demons around a dead person), as the spirits of the deceased become demons and hang around, 死人を起こして白骨に肉す: → a metaphor for how strongly one feels gratitude and indebtedness to another person (shinin o okoshite hakkotsu ni nikusu) (english: to raise the dead and put meat on their bleached bones), that they would go so far as to bring them back to life, 死人を証拠にする: → to rely on the actions (shinin o shōko ni suru) (english: to use a dead person as evidence), speech of someone now dead as evidence, even when it is unclear if the dead person actually did, said those things: to base one's case on shaky grounds
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Death Synonyms: 帰(かえ)らぬ人(ひと), 故人(こじん), 死者(ししゃ), 死人(しにん), 不帰(ふき)の客(きゃく), 亡者(もうじゃ) Related terms: 死ぬ,
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of Death: 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: [ɕibʲito̞] Forms: 死人 [canonical] (ruby: (), (びと)), shibito [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 死 (shi, “death, dead”) + 人 (hito, “person”). The hito changes to bito as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|死|人|sort=しびと|t1=death, dead|t2=person|tr1=shi|tr2=hito}} 死 (shi, “death, dead”) + 人 (hito, “person”), {{rendaku2|hito|bito|sort=しびと}} The hito changes to bito as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-noun|しびと}} 死(し)人(びと) • (shibito)
  1. (rare) a dead person, the dead Tags: rare Derived forms: 死人の枕: : alternate name for 靫草 (shibito no makura) (ruby: 死人(しびと), (まくら)) (english: Prunella vulgaris, common selfheal or heal-all, an edible herb; dead man's pillow), 死人花: : alternate name for 彼岸花 (shibitobana) (ruby: 死人花(しびとばな)) (english: Lycoris radiata, red spider lily or red magic lily, a kind of flower; dead man's flower), 死人色: : a deathly pallor (shibito iro) (english: dead person's color), an unhealthy blueish pale color, 死人草: : alternate name for 彼岸花 (shibitogusa) (ruby: 死人草(しびとぐさ)) (english: Lycoris radiata, red spider lily or red magic lily, a kind of flower; dead man's herb), 死人担: → a pallbearer (shibito katsugi) (english: dead person's carrier), someone who helps carry the coffin in a funeral procession, 死人返: → in kabuki (shibitogaeri) (english: dead person's turn-back), a somersault performed from a standing position, done by a character who has just been killed by a sword
    Sense id: en-死人-ja-noun-0c-jRC341 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 7 46 46 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 5 47 47 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 5 47 47 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 18 41 41 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 6 47 47 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 23 39 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Death Synonyms: 帰(かえ)らぬ人(ひと), 故人(こじん), 死者(ししゃ), 死人(しにん), 不帰(ふき)の客(きゃく), 亡者(もうじゃ) Related terms: 死ぬ,
Etymology number: 2 Disambiguation of Death: 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: [ɕiɲ̟ibʲito̞] Forms: 死人 [canonical] (ruby: (しに), (びと)), shinibito [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 死に (shini, “dying, death”) + 人 (hito, “person”). The hito changes to bito as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{com|ja|死に|人|sort=しにびと|t1=dying, death|t2=person|tr1=shini|tr2=hito}} 死に (shini, “dying, death”) + 人 (hito, “person”), {{rendaku2|hito|bito|sort=しにびと}} The hito changes to bito as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-noun|しにびと}} 死(しに)人(びと) • (shinibito)
  1. (archaic, possibly obsolete) a dead person, the dead Tags: archaic, obsolete, possibly
    Sense id: en-死人-ja-noun-0c-jRC341 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 7 46 46 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 5 47 47 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 5 47 47 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 18 41 41 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 6 47 47 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 23 39 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Death Synonyms: 帰(かえ)らぬ人(ひと), 故人(こじん), 死者(ししゃ), 死人(しにん), 不帰(ふき)の客(きゃく), 亡者(もうじゃ) Related terms: 死ぬ,
Etymology number: 3 Disambiguation of Death: 0 0 0
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          "english": "The dead don't speak!",
          "ref": "(2003) Hellsing vol. 6, chapter 40 最終的な想像 5 (“Final Fantasy 5”), page 59",
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