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    3. 生死

    生死

    生せい死し

    life and death

    N1KMT7News #17+1CoreNounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab11 strokes

    せいししょうじしょうし

    Noun

    1.
    life and death, life or death
    2.
    samsara (cycle of death and rebirth)
    Buddhism
    3.
    death

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    人にん間げんは生せい死しを繰くり返かえす。

    Humans repeat life and death (referring to samsara).

    KMT5Religion & PhilosophyCore Concepts
    医い者しゃは患かん者じゃの生せい死しを分わける重じゅう要ような決けつ断だんを下くだした。

    The doctor made a crucial decision that would determine the patient's life or death.

    KMT7Medicine & Health
    仏ぶっ教きょうでは、生せい死しの苦くるしみからの解げ脱だつを目め指ざす。

    In Buddhism, one aims for liberation from the suffering of life and death (samsara).

    KMT7Religion & Philosophy
    哲てつ学がく者しゃは、古ふるくから生せい死しの意い味みについて深ふかく考こう察さつしてきた。

    Philosophers have deeply contemplated the meaning of life and death since ancient times.

    KMT8Religion & Philosophyphilosophy
    古こ代だいの神しん話わには、生せい死しを司つかさどる神か々みが登みがと場うじょうする。

    Ancient myths feature gods who control life and death.

    KMT8Religion & PhilosophyHistoryCulture & Traditions

    Kanji 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
    死
    し.ぬ・し.に-…(1)
    death・die
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