しょう
生
めつ
滅
めつ
滅
い
已

expression

Buddhist term.
  1. going beyond life and death and entering Nirvana.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょう
生
めつ
滅
めつ
滅
い
已
 生滅滅已 しょうめつめつい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

life, genuine, birth
セイ　い.きる　う.まれる (1st, N5)
destroy, ruin, overthrow
メツ　ほろ.びる (8th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
to destroy, to exterminate, to extinguish
ケツ　ケチ　ベツ
sign of the dog, 7-9PM, eleventh sign of Chinese zodiac
いぬ　ジュツ (Kentei 1)
5th calendar sign
つちのえ　ボ　ボウ (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
fire
ひ　カ　ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
stop, halt, previously
イ　すで.に　や.む (Kentei 1)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)