しょうし
Meanings
Noun
1. life and death
2. samsara (cycle of death and rebirth)
when read as "しょうし, しょうじ"
3. death
when read as "しょうし, しょうじ"
Pitch accent
しょ
うし
Composed of
life; living
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
Examples (2 in total)
That fight seemed like a life-or-death struggle.
He saved the drowning boy at the risk of his own life.