JLPT N1 · Noun

生死 (seishi)

生死 (せいし, seishi) is a Japanese noun meaning “life and death; life or death”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せいし
Romaji: seishi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

life and death; life or death · noun

Example sentences

その戦いは生死を賭けた戦いのようであった。

That fight seemed like a life-or-death struggle.

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Kanji in 生死

生

life, genuine, birthセイ・ショウ・い.きる・い.かす · 5 strokes

死

death, dieシ・し.ぬ・し.に- · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 生死.

学生がくせいstudent (esp. a university student)生徒せいとpupil先生せんせいteacher誕生日たんじょうびbirthday留学生りゅうがくせいoverseas student生まれるうまれるto be born生産せいさんproduction生活せいかつlife生きるいきるto live大学生だいがくせいuniversity student高校生こうこうせいsenior high school student一生懸命いっしょうけんめいvery hard生なまraw芝生しばふlawn

Source: JMdict entry 1379060 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.