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尸 means 'corpse'

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Strokes : 3    Radical number: 44    Usefulness: 7    Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 4 words   Used in 6 words   Component in 285 kanji (60 Jōyō)
Hyōgaiji (表外字)
Common readings
Additional readings
On    シ
Kun    かたしろ corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
Variants
ㄕ   ⼫ (Chinese)  
Notes
The 'corpse' radical 尸 has a wide array of meanings, including 'corpse' (of course!), 'slumped figure,' 'buttocks,' 'relaxing' (maybe), and even possibly 'roof.' That corpse really gets around!
See also
戸 door  
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noun
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)  (see also: 庚申待)
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noun
kanji "corpse" radical  (often written with kana only)
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し い そ さ ん 1
noun
neglecting the duties of an office while taking pay  (yojijukugo)
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admonishing (one's master) at the cost of one's life
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尸
corpse
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