三尸

さんし

Meanings

1. Noun the three worms (in Taoism) (i.e.: worms that inhabit the human gut and, on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle, ascend to heaven during one's sleep to report on one's wrongdoings) See also: 庚申待 (こうしんまち).

Kanji

• 三 three. Read as サン.
• 尸 corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44). Read as シ.

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