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    3. 生き身は死に身

    生き身は死に身

    生いき​身みは​死しに​身み

    all that lives must eventually die

    NTExpressionsLiteratureEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab35 strokes

    生き身は死身

    いきみはしにみ

    Expressions

    1.
    all that lives must eventually die
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    生
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける・う.まれる・うま.れる・う.まれ…(39)
    life・genuine・birth
    Kanji
    身
    み…(1)
    somebody・person・one's station in life
    Kanji
    死
    し.ぬ・し.に-…(1)
    death・die
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
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