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起死回生 (きしかいせい) — revival from the brink of death · Nihongo Circle
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起死回生
きしかいせい
particle
Meanings
1
revival from the brink of death
2
recovering from a hopeless situation
3
resuscitation
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Mine a sentence — saw 起死回生 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
起
Rouse, Wake Up, Get Up
10 strokes
死
Death, Die
6 strokes
回
-times, Round, Game
6 strokes
生
Life, Genuine, Birth
5 strokes
More words with
起
起点
きてん ·
starting point
N1
引き起こす
ひきおこす ·
to cause
N1
起こる
おこる ·
to occur
N3
起源
きげん ·
origin
N3
起きる
おきる ·
to get up (e.g., from sleeping)
Full entry on Jisho
N5
起こす
おこす ·
to wake (someone) up
N4
縁起
えんぎ ·
omen
起伏
きふく ·
undulation
N1
More words with
死
生死
せいし ·
life and death
N1
死体
したい ·
corpse
N2
死亡
しぼう ·
death
N3
必死
ひっし ·
desperation
N3
死
し ·
death
N3
死ぬ
しぬ ·
to die
N5
餓死
がし ·
(death from) starvation
死刑
しけい ·
death penalty
N1