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表層形
屍臭
シシュー
名詞

屍臭 (シシュー)

Shishuu · ししゅー — putrid smell of a corpse

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屍臭 in rōmaji: shishuu, also spelled shishu.

名詞 普通名詞 一般 *
📝 死臭 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年8月26日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
屍臭
見出し語 (Lemma)
死臭
読み (Reading)
シシュー
品詞 (POS)
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
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活用形 (Conj. Form)
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表記 (Orthography)
屍臭
読み・基本形
シシュー
表記・基本形
屍臭
見出し語の読み
シシュウ
How it's used

Used in formal or literary contexts, especially in crime reports, horror fiction, or forensic discussions, to describe the smell of a decaying body.

現場には強い屍臭が漂っていた。
Genba ni wa tsuyoi shishuu ga tadayotte ita.
A strong smell of a corpse hung in the air at the scene.

彼はその部屋から屍臭を感じ取った。
Kare wa sono heya kara shishuu o kanjitoru.
He sensed the putrid smell of a corpse from that room.

⚖️ Often confused with '腐臭' (fusyuu), which is just a general rotting smell, not specifically of a corpse.

💡 English Meaning

屍臭 means “putrid smell of a corpse” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

死臭 (シシュー) — main entry →

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What is the difference between surface form and lemma?
The surface form (屍臭) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (死臭) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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