転生
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Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 転 | 生 |
| てん Grade: 3 |
しょう Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 轉生 (kyūjitai) |
From Middle Chinese 轉生. Compare modern Mandarin 轉生／转生 (zhuǎnshēng).
Go'on, so likely the original reading borrowed into Japanese. Now the less common reading of this term.
Pronunciation
Noun
- transmigration of a soul into a new body: reincarnation, metempsychosis, rebirth
Verb
転生する • (tenshō suru) suru (stem 転生し (tenshō shi), past 転生した (tenshō shita))
- to be reincarnated, to be reborn
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 転 | 生 |
| てん Grade: 3 |
せい Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 轉生 (kyūjitai) |
Kan'on reading, so likely a later re-borrowing into Japanese. Now the more common reading of this term.
Pronunciation
Noun
- transmigration of a soul into a new body: reincarnation, metempsychosis, rebirth
Verb
転生する • (tensei suru) suru (stem 転生し (tensei shi), past 転生した (tensei shita))
- to be reincarnated, to be reborn
Synonyms
- 生まれ変わる (umarekawaru)