Kanji
Readingしょう
Frequency7%
Used in (138 in total)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
life; living; I; me; student
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
living person; the living
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
house where one was born; one's parents' house
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
living thing; animate
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
all but dead; half killed
Ratnasambhava; The Jewel-born (a dhyani-Buddha)
greatest mistake of one's life
pork fried with ginger
natural drugs; natural remedy; herbal medicine; crude drugs; galenical
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
for goodness' sake; for the love of God; I implore you, ...; I beg of you, ...
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
mangy cur; low animal; beast
one's nature or personality; inherent; innate
previous existence
living things
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
one's native country; land of one's birth
life and death
year of a person's birth; number of years since one's birth; age
animal realm; unforgivable action; indefensible lifestyle; incest
to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close
birth and death
(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...
metempsychosis; saving the lives of many
number of births; number of babies born
red pickled ginger
once in one's life; once in a lifetime
neither arising nor ceasing
seven lives; seven generations
commit suicide
Chinese lizard's tail (Saururus chinensis); 11th day after the summer solstice; last seed-sowing and rice-planting day
narrow escape from the jaw of death
prohibition against hunting and fishing
previous existence; future existence; transmigration
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
ahimsa; abstinence from taking life; principle of non-violence in Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.
the four inevitables in human life (birth, aging, sickness, and death)
seedling; plant raised from the seed
karma from a previous existence
all living things must die
nama-fu; wheat gluten mixed with rice flour and steamed in large blocks
(arch.) birth parents; (arch.) birthplace; child; creation
It is justifiable to kill one (harmful) person to save the lives of many
blessings bestowed by the Buddha on all living creatures
the instant of birth (rebirth)
before one's birth; before one was born
eternity; forever; through all eternity
the four ways of birth (from a womb, an egg, moisture or spontaneously); catur-yoni
government official next in rank to the sakan (ritsuryo system)
unfailing devotion to one's country
the law of arising and ceasing; the law of creation and destruction
extremely important or once in a lifetime (request); only once in one's lifetime
narrow escape from the jaws of death; there being barely a chance of escaping death
even a chance meeting can lead to a deep bond
going beyond life and death and entering Nirvana
nine lives (of a cat)
public life; public career
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
lifelong education; continuing education; further education
better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know
(strict) observance of the Buddhist precept of lifelong celibacy
advancing in the face of death; having a narrow escape from the jaw of death
(arch.) birthplace; place of rebirth; place of reincarnation
jus soli; (principle of) birthright citizenship
to take root; to put forth roots
Buddha's birthday celebration
anutpattika-dharma-ksanti (recognition that nothing really arises or perishes)
dried ginger root (trad. medicine)
four kinds of birth in the six destinies
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
extremely important or once in a lifetime request
anutpattika-dharma-ksanti (recognition that nothing really arises or perishes)
warm sake with grated ginger (effective against colds)
a rolling stone gathers no moss
vinegar mixed with ginger juice and soy sauce, etc.
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high quality product)
striving to adopt ascetic practices for one's whole life
mind-made body; body as born out of a certain kind of intent or mindfulness
this world; this life
daredevil; reckless; thinking nothing of one's death
birth is the beginning of death
freshly curdled butter
the events of today are destined by the past; even drawing water from the same river reveals a bond from a former life; even chance relationships can be attributed to the working of fate
pharmacognosy; the study of medicinal drugs derived from plants or other natural sources
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
sancita karma; karma whose cause is in the present life but whose effect is in the next life
even accidentally touching sleeves with a passing stranger is caused by fate
teacher; instructor; master; previous existence
Heian-period student of government administration; Buddhist scholar; researcher at a Buddhist temple; learning; scholarship