Determining the cause of death with 解剖
Kanji Explanation: Separating and understanding with 解
Inspector Megure suggests the murder suspect committed suicide by drowning himself. The medical examiner suggests otherwise.
- 監察医:
- 「ですが死因は溺死ではありません…」
- “However, drowning wasn't the cause of death...”
- 目暮:
- 「え?」
- “What?”
- 監察医:
- 「解剖してみないと断定できませんが… おそらく毒物を飲んだあと池に入ったものと…」
- “I can't say for certain without an autopsy... but it's likely he took poison and then entered the pond...”
解剖 here refers to performing an autopsy on the body to determine the cause of death.