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生老病死
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 生老病死.
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Buddhism
the four inevitables in human life (birth, aging, sickness, and death)
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Kanji in this Word
生
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.やすきなまなま-な.るな.すむ.す-う
Nanori
あさいきいくいけうぶうまいえおいぎゅうくるみごせさじょうすぎそそうちるなばにうにゅうふみもうよいりゅう
老
old man, old age, grow old
6 strokesFrequency 803JLPT N2Grade 4
On
ロウ
Kun
お.いるふ.ける
Nanori
えびおいび
病
ill, sick
10 strokesFrequency 384JLPT N3Grade 3
On
ビョウヘイ
Kun
や.む-や.みやまい
死
death, die
6 strokesFrequency 229JLPT N3Grade 3
On
シ
Kun
し.ぬし.に-
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