Word Meaning 起死回生

きしかいせい kishikaisei

起死回生 is read as きしかいせい (kishikaisei) and means revival from the brink of death.

Meaning

English

revival from the brink of death
recovering from a hopeless situation
resuscitation
revitalization

Reading

Kana

きしかいせい

Romaji

kishikaisei

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 14151 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

回生

かいせい

nth-year university student

1回生

いっかいせい

(one of the) first graduates of a new school

2回生

にかいせい

second year (college) student

3回生

さんかいせい

third year (college) student

4回生

よんかいせい

fourth year (college) student

死物寄生

しぶつきせい

saprophagy

起死

きし

saving from the brink of 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

九死に一生

きゅうしにいっしょう

narrow escape from death

死生

しにいき

death