生死 (せいし)life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death

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Kanji in 生死

学生がくせいstudent (esp. a university student)
生活せいかつliving; life (one's daily existence)
生産せいさんproduction; manufacture
人生じんせい(human) life (i.e. conception to death)
先生せんせいteacher; instructor
厚生省こうせいしょうMinistry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
年生ねんせいpupil in ... year; student in ... year
新生しんせいrebirth; new birth
死しdeath; decease
死者ししゃdead person; (the) deceased
脳死のうしbrain death
二死にしtwo out; two down (and one to go)
死亡しぼうdeath; mortality
必死ひっしfrantic; frenetic
死刑しけいdeath penalty; capital punishment
死去しきょdeath

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