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生しょう死じ
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"
Alt. forms
生せい死し
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Kanji used
生
life
死
death
Pitch accent
しょ
うじ
Used in: 1445
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
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.