死後硬直

Japanese

Kanji in this term
死	後	硬	直
し Grade: 3	ご Grade: 2	こう Grade: S	ちょく Grade: 2
on'yomi	tōon	kan'yōon	kan'on

Etymology

Compound of 死(し)後(ご) (shigo, “after death”) + 硬(こう)直(ちょく) (kōchoku, “stiffness”). See also Korean 사후경직(死後硬直) (sahugyeongjik).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しごこーちょく [shìgó kóꜜòchòkù] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɕiɡo̞ ko̞ːt͡ɕo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

死(し)後(ご)硬(こう)直(ちょく) • (shigo kōchoku) ^{←しごかうちよく (sigo kautyoku)^?}

(medicine) rigor mortis

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
死	後	硬	直

Noun

死後硬直 • (sahugyeongjik) (hangeul 사후경직)

hanja form^? of 사후경직 (“rigor mortis”)