し
死
びと
人
かつ
担
　
ぎ

noun

  1. carrying a casket, carrying something (in a group) on one shoulder, as if it were a casket (considered an ill-omened way to carry something).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
し
死
びと
人
かつ
担
　
ぎ
 死人担ぎ しびとかつぎ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

death, die
シ　し.ぬ (3rd, N4)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ　ガチ　タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう　セキ　ゆ (1st, N4)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
shouldering, carry, raise
タン　にな.う　かつ.ぐ (6th, N2)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン　あき.らか　あきら (Late High School, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)