Word Meaning 以て瞑すべし

もってめいすべし mottemeisubeshi

以て瞑すべし is read as もってめいすべし (mottemeisubeshi) and means being so content that one would not mind dying.

Meaning

English

  1. being so content that one would not mind dying
  2. one can now rest in peace
  3. one ought to be contented with what has been accomplished

Reading

Kana

もってめいすべし

Romaji

mottemeisubeshi

Writing Variants

  • もって瞑すべし もってめいすべし mottemeisubeshi
  • 以って瞑すべし もってめいすべし mottemeisubeshi

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Proverb Rank 163319 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

以下

いか

including ...

以内

いない

within

以来

いらい

since

以前

いぜん

before

以後

いご

after this

以上

いじょう

that's all

以降

いこう

on and after

以外

いがい

with the exception of

以て

もって

adds emphasis to preceding word

以心伝心

いしんでんしん

non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism

以遠

いえん

beyond

以下略

いかりゃく

rest omitted