往生

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Chinese[edit]

 
toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction)
toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction); past; previous; towards
 
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
simp. and trad.
(往生)

Pronunciation[edit]


Verb[edit]

往生

  1. (Buddhism) to be reborn; to be reincarnated in the Pure Land
  2. (euphemistic) to die

Synonyms[edit]

  • (to die):

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Sino-Xenic (往生):
  • Japanese: 往生(おうじょう) (ōjō)
  • Korean: 왕생(往生) (wangsaeng)

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
おう
Grade: 5
しょう > じょう
Grade: 1
goon

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(おう)(じょう) (ōjō

  1. death, dying a happy death
  2. giving up a struggle, submission
  3. at one's wit's end; flummoxed