Word Meaning 不惜身命

ふしゃくしんみょう fushakushimmyou

不惜身命 is read as ふしゃくしんみょう (fushakushimmyou) and means devoting one's body and soul to Buddhist teachings.

Meaning

English

  1. devoting one's body and soul to Buddhist teachings
  2. unsparing devotion to Buddhism

Reading

Kana

ふしゃくしんみょう

Romaji

fushakushimmyou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Yojijukugo Rank 79114 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

可惜身命

あたらしんみょう

valuing one's body and life

不死身

ふじみ

invulnerability

不身持ち

ふみもち

misconduct

身命

しんめい

one's life

半身不随

はんしんふずい

hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)

身分不相応

みぶんふそうおう

beyond one's means or position

命を惜しむ

いのちをおしむ

to hold one's life dear

命が惜しければ

いのちがおしければ

if you value your life

身元不明

みもとふめい

(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)