Word Meaning 生は死の始め

せいはしのはじめ sei ha shi no hajime

生は死の始め is read as せいはしのはじめ (sei ha shi no hajime) and means birth is the beginning of death.

Meaning

English

birth is the beginning of death

Reading

Kana

せいはしのはじめ

Romaji

sei ha shi no hajime

Writing Variants

生は死の始め しょうはしのはじめ shou ha shi no hajime

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb ✓ Rank 94103 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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生死

しょうじ

death

生死

いきしに

life and death

生き身は死身

いきみはしにみ

all that lives must eventually die

生死の境

せいしのさかい

between life and death

生死に関わる問題

せいしにかかわるもんだい

matter of life and death

生死一如

せいしいちにょ

life and death are the two faces of the same coin

生死流転

しょうじるてん

all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth

生死観

せいしかん

one's opinion on life and death

生ある者は必ず死あり

せいあるものはかならずしあり

no mortal escapes death

死生

しせい

life and death

十死一生

じっしいっしょう

narrow escape from the jaws of death

九死一生

きゅうしいっしょう

narrow escape from the jaw of death