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    3. 生者必滅

    生者必滅

    生しょう者じゃ必ひつ滅めつ

    all living things must die

    NTNounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab31 strokes

    しょうじゃひつめつ

    Noun

    1.
    all living things must die
    yojijukugoBuddhism

    Stroke 0 / 31

    Speed1.0x

    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
    者
    もの…(1)
    someone・person
    必
    かなら.ず…(1)
    invariably・certain・inevitable
    滅
    ほろ.びる・ほろ.ぶ・ほろ.ぼす…(1)
    destroy・ruin・overthrow・perish
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