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生き身は死に身

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 生き身は死に身.

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Entry

生き身は死に身いきみはしにみ生き身は死身Expression
1

Proverb

all that lives must eventually die

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

life, genuine, birth

5 strokesFrequency 29JLPT N4Grade 1

On

セイショウ

Kun

い.きるい.かすい.けるう.まれるうま.れるう.まれうまれう.むお.うは.えるは.やすなまなま-な.るな.すむ.す-う

Nanori

あさいきいくいけうぶうまいおいぎゅうくるみごせじょうすぎそうちるなばにうにゅうもうよいりゅう

somebody, person, one's station in life

7 strokesFrequency 320JLPT N2Grade 3

On

シン

Kun

death, die

6 strokesFrequency 229JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

し.ぬし.に-

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