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亡骸 (なきがら, nakigara) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “corpse; remains”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 11
小鳥のなきがらを 木の 根元に 埋めました
I buried the remains of the small bird under the root of the tree.
その亡骸は、貞照寺に埋葬された。
She was buried in Teisho-ji Temple.
死後その亡骸は彼の持仏堂に葬られた。
After Yoritomo's death, his body was buried in his jibutsu-do hall (the nobility's private Buddha statue hall).
彼女は 父親のなきがらを 見て 泣いた。
She cried at the sight of her father's dead body.
亡骸は主君浅野内匠頭と同じ高輪泉岳寺に葬られた。
His body was buried in the same temple, Takanawa Sengaku-ji Temple, as his lord Takuminokami ASANO.
なお、遺言により亡骸は生前のまま雲林院へ運ばれ土葬された。
Her body was taken to Urin-in Temple after she died, and buried under the earth by her will.
亡くなったのは8月14日(旧暦)で、亡骸はその日のうちに荼毘に付された。
She died on August 14 (old lunar calendar), and her remains were cremated on the same day.
訃報を知った姫君たちは、父の亡骸との対面を望むが、阿闍梨に厳しく断られる。
The princesses, who are told about the death of their father, hoped to see his remains, but Ajari (a master in esoteric Buddhism; a high priest) refuses their request absolutely.
その時、御産に奉仕していた伊周は妹の亡骸を抱き、声も惜しまず慟哭したという。
It is said that Korechika, who was present during the delivery, gathered his younger sister's dead body and wailed without restraint.
彼女は彼の亡骸にすがって泣いていた. She was crying over his dead body [remains].彼の亡骸は奈良の般若野に埋葬された。
His dead body is buried in Hannya-no, Nara.
赤ん坊を墓穴から救い出し、「この子供はお前のかわりに必ず立派に育てるからな」と話しかけると、それまで天を仰いでいた亡骸は頷くように頭をがっくりと落とした。
He rescues the baby from the grave, saying 'I will bring up this child to be a good man instead of you.' and then her head drops onto her chest as if she had nodded.