生滅

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Chinese

to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
 extinguish
trad. (生滅) 生 滅
simp. (生灭) 生 灭

Pronunciation

Noun

生滅

  1. (Buddhism) birth and death; appearance and disappearance; production and annihilation
  2. (literary) life and death

Synonyms

  • (life and death): 生死 (shēngsǐ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (生滅):
  • → Japanese: 生(しょう)滅(めつ) (shōmetsu)
  • → Korean: 생멸(生滅) (saengmyeol)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
生 滅
しょう
Grade: 1 		めつ
Grade: S
goon

Pronunciation

Noun

生(しょう)滅(めつ) • (shōmetsu) ←しやうめつ (syaumetu)?

  1. life and death

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
生滅

Noun

生滅 • (saengmyeol) (hangeul 생멸)

  1. hanja form? of 생멸 (“birth and death; appearance and disappearance; production and annihilation”)
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