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生しょう死じ
Meanings
Noun
1. life and death; life or death
The next ten-odd minutes will decide whether I live or die.
2. samsara (cycle of death and rebirth)
when read as "しょうじ, しょうし"
3. death
when read as "しょうじ, しょうし"
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: 1645
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
one's view of life and death; attitude toward living and dying
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
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Examples (5 in total)
But this is a life-or-death match!
It's important business, a matter of life and death.
That fight seemed like a life-or-death struggle.
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