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生死

せいし

noun

Meanings

1life and death
2life or death
3samsara (cycle of death and rebirth)
4death

Example sentence

その戦いは生死を賭けた戦いのようであった。

That fight seemed like a life-or-death struggle.

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Kanji in this word

生Life, Genuine, Birth5 strokes 死Death, Die6 strokes

More words with 生

生徒せいと · studentN5 生活せいかつ · life 生産せいさんする · productionN4 学生がくせい · studentN5 生活せいかつする · livingN4 生産せいさん · production 人生じんせい · (human) life (e.g., conception to death)N3 先生せんせい · teacherN5

More words with 死

死し · deathN3 死者ししゃ · dead person 脳死のうし · brain death 死亡しぼう · deathN3 必死ひっし · desperationN3 死体したい · corpseN2 死刑しけい · death penaltyN1 死去しきょ · death

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