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生は難く死は易し

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 生は難く死は易し.

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Entry

生は難く死は易しせいはかたくしはやすしExpression
1

Proverb

living is difficult; dying is easy

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

difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect

18 strokesFrequency 330JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ナン

Kun

かた.い-がた.いむずか.しいむづか.しいむつか.しい-にく.い

Nanori

なに

death, die

6 strokesFrequency 229JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

し.ぬし.に-

easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination

8 strokesFrequency 571JLPT N2Grade 5

On

エキ

Kun

やさ.しいやす.い

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