Word Meaning 生は難く死は易し

せいはかたくしはやすし sei ha katakushi ha yasushi

生は難く死は易し is read as せいはかたくしはやすし (sei ha katakushi ha yasushi) and means living is difficult; dying is easy.

Meaning

English

living is difficult; dying is easy

Reading

Kana

せいはかたくしはやすし

Romaji

sei ha katakushi ha yasushi

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 45 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Rank 112763 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

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生活難

せいかつなん

difficulties in living

生易しい

なまやさしい

simple

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

言うは易く行うは難し

いうはやすくおこなうはかたし

it's easier said than done

人生行路難し

じんせいこうろかたし

life is not easy

少年老い易く学成り難し

しょうねんおいやすくがくなりがたし

study hard while you are young

生死

しょうじ

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