生死

せいし

life and death

What does 生死 mean?

生死 is a Japanese noun meaning life and death in English. It is written as 生死 in kanji, せいし in hiragana, and seishi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その戦いは生死を賭けた戦いのようであった。

That fight seemed like a life-or-death struggle.