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生せい死し
Meanings
Noun
1. life and death
2. samsara (cycle of death and rebirth)
when read as "しょうし, しょうじ"
3. death
when read as "しょうし, しょうじ"
Kanji used
生
life
死
death
Pitch accent
せ
いし
Top 7600
Used in: 1445
Composed of
life; living; I; me; student
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
between life and death
a matter of life and death
one's opinion on life and death; life-and-death issue (e.g. in religion)
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
Life and death are the two faces of the same coin
a matter of life and death
Examples (2 in total)
That fight seemed like a life-or-death struggle.
He saved the drowning boy at the risk of his own life.