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生死 (せいし) — life and death | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

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

生臭いなまぐさい · smelling of fish or bloodN1 生身なまみ · living fleshN1 再生さいせい · playbackN1 生真面目きまじめ · seriousN1 (花を〜) 生ける, 活ける(はなを～) いける ·

Full entry on Jisho

to arrange (flowers)

N1

新入生しんにゅうせい · new studentN1

生計せいけい · livelihoodN1

生温いなまぬるい · lukewarmN1

More words with 死

死体したい · corpseN2 死亡しぼう · deathN3 必死ひっし · desperationN3 死し · deathN3 死ぬしぬ · to dieN5 餓死がし · (death from) starvation 安楽死あんらくし · euthanasia 死刑しけい · death penaltyN1

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