か
過
こ
去
せい
生

noun

Buddhist term.
  1. one's previous life.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
か
過
こ
去
せい
生
 過去生 かこせい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

overdo, exceed, go beyond
カ　よ.ぎる　す.ぎる (5th, N3)
crooked mouth, evil, dishonest
カイ　ケ　クウ (Kentei 1)
cut flesh from bones(剮) variant
カ　ケ　わ.ける
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
gone, past, quit
さ.る　コ　キョ (3rd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
life, genuine, birth
セイ　い.きる　う.まれる (1st, N5)