"死者の書" meaning in Japanese

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Proper name

Forms: 死者の書 [canonical] (ruby: (), (しゃ), (しょ)), Shisha no Sho [romanization], 死者の書 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Etymology: Calque of German Todtenbuch (modern spelling: Totenbuch), equivalent to 死者 (shisha, “dead person”) + の (no, possessive/attributive particle) + 書 (sho, “book”) Etymology templates: {{cal|ja|de|Todtenbuch}} Calque of German Todtenbuch, {{af|ja|死者|の|書|pos2=possessive/attributive particle|t1=dead person|t3=book|tr1=shisha|tr2=no|tr3=sho}} 死者 (shisha, “dead person”) + の (no, possessive/attributive particle) + 書 (sho, “book”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|^ししゃ の ^しょ}} 死(し)者(しゃ)の書(しょ) • (Shisha no Sho)
  1. (history) the Book of the Dead Wikipedia link: ja:
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