遺体

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 遺体 is read as いたい and refers to the body or remains of a deceased person.
• Basic usage: It is used both for a body discovered in an incident and for excavated human remains being moved for study.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A discovered body
  • 発見された遺体 refers to a deceased person's body that has been found and may become the starting point of an incident. Example: 推理小説では森で発見された遺体が事件の発端になります。
• Excavated remains
  • 発掘された遺体 refers to excavated human remains, here in a context where they are moved carefully to a research facility. Example: 発掘された遺体は研究施設へ慎重に運ばれました。