死体 (Shitai) is a Japanese noun meaning “dead body, corpse, cadaver, carcass”.
Meanings
- noundead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
Examples
死体はまだ上がらない。
The drowned body has not been recovered.
熊は死体には触れないものだ。
A bear will not touch a dead body.
彼女は死体を見て震え上がった。
She was scared at the sight of the dead body.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).