じょ

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. Buddhist term.passing on to the next life.
  2. death.
  3. giving up a struggle, submission.
  4. being at one's wits' end, being flummoxed.

noun

Rare.
  1. coercion.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じょ
往生 おうじょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

journey, travel, chase away
オウ ゆ.く い.く (5th, N1)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)