ふ
不
せっ
殺
しょう
生

noun

Buddhist term.
  1. ahimsa, abstinence from taking life, principle of non-violence in Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc..

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ふ
不
せっ
殺
しょう
生
 不殺生 ふせっしょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

negative, non-, bad
フ (4th, N4)
cliff (厂) variant
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
kill, murder, butcher
ころ.す　サツ　セツ (4th, N3)
kill, slaughter, murder
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ　また　ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ　きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
life, genuine, birth
セイ　い.きる　う.まれる (1st, N5)