しゃ
Meanings
Noun
1. dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
Kanji used
death
someone
Pitch accent
しゃ
しゃ
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Composed of
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
person killed in action; the war dead
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
Book of the Dead (ancient Egypt)
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
death toll; number of deaths; body count
person who has met an unnatural death; person accidentally killed
Examples (8 in total)
Muslims bury their dead in graves.
Only the dead have seen the end of war.
No passengers were killed in the accident.