生は難く死は易し

せいはかたくしはやすし

Meanings

1. Expression living is difficult; dying is easy

Kanji

• 生 life. Read as セイ.
• 難 difficult. Read as かたい.
• 死 die. Read as しぬ.
• 易 easy. Read as やすい.

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