noun

  1. life and death, life or death.
  2. Buddhist term.samsara (cycle of death and rebirth).
  3. death.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
生死 せいし
しょ
生死 しょうじ
しょ
生死 しょうし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)
death, die
シ し.ぬ (3rd, N4)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ ガチ タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)