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    3. 生は難く死は易し

    生は難く死は易し

    生せいは​難かたく​死しは​易やすし​

    living is difficult; dying is easy

    NTExpressionsReligion & PhilosophyEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab45 strokes

    せいはかたくしはやすし

    Expressions

    1.
    living is difficult; dying is easy
    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
    難
    かた.い・-がた.い・むずか.しい・むづか.しい・むつか.しい・-にく.い…(3)
    difficult・impossible・trouble・accident・defect
    Kanji
    死
    し.ぬ・し.に-…(1)
    death・die
    Kanji
    易
    やさ.しい・やす.い…(2)
    easy・ready to・simple・fortune-telling・divination
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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