This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

三尸

Reading

Kana: さんし
Romaji: sanshi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

the three worms (in Taoism, 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

Kanji

Readings: サン、 ゾウ、 み、 み.つ、 みっ.つ
Meaning: three
Readings: シ、 かたしろ
Meanings: corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)