死者の書

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
しゃ
Grade: 3
しょ
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
死者の書 (kyūjitai)
 死者の書 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

Calque of German Todtenbuch (modern spelling: Totenbuch), equivalent to 死者 (shisha, dead person) +‎ (no, possessive/attributive particle) +‎ (sho, book)

Proper noun[edit]

()(しゃ)(しょ) (Shisha no Sho

  1. (history) the Book of the Dead