生者必滅 しょうじゃひつめつ Meanings Noun all living things must die Kanji 生 life. Read as ショウ. 者 person. Read as シャ. 必 must. Read as ヒツ. 滅 perish. Read as メツ. Word lists Buddhism Yojijukugo (四字熟語) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists