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起死回生 (きしかいせい) — revival from the brink of death · Nihongo Circle

起死回生

きしかいせい

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Meanings

1revival from the brink of death
2recovering from a hopeless situation
3resuscitation

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Kanji in this word

起Rouse, Wake Up, Get Up10 strokes 死Death, Die6 strokes 回-times, Round, Game6 strokes 生Life, Genuine, Birth5 strokes

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