三尸

さんしsanshi

noun

  1. the three worms (in Taoism)
  2. 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

Kanji in this word

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