生老病死

しょうろうびょうし

Meanings

1. Noun the four inevitables in human life (birth, aging, sickness, and death)

Kanji

• 生 life. Read as ショウ.
• 老 elderly. Read as ロウ.
• 病 illness. Read as ビョウ.
• 死 die. Read as シ.

Word lists

• Buddhism
• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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