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    3. 盛者必衰

    盛者必衰

    盛じょう者しゃ必ひっ衰すい

    even the prosperous inevitably decay

    NTExpressionsReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab34 strokes

    じょうしゃひっすいしょうしゃひっすいしょうじゃひっすいせいじゃひっすい

    Expressions

    1.
    even the prosperous inevitably decay, sic transit gloria mundi, all that's fair must fade
    yojijukugoBuddhism

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    Kanji that make up this word

    盛
    も.る・さか.る・さか.ん…(3)
    boom・prosper・copulate
    者
    もの…(1)
    someone・person
    必
    かなら.ず…(1)
    invariably・certain・inevitable
    衰
    おとろ.える…(1)
    decline・wane・weaken
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