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Where does “屍” come from?
屍 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 死, from Middle Chinese 死.
屍
(Japanese): a corpse, a cadaver
Definitions
a corpse, a cadaver
Ancestry of “屍”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Japanese
死
death
2
Middle Chinese
死
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