転生
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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転 | 生 |
てん Grade: 3 |
しょう Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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轉生 (kyūjitai) |
From Middle Chinese 轉生. Compare modern Mandarin 轉生/转生 (zhuǎnshēng).
Go'on, so likely the original reading borrowed into Japanese. Now the less common reading of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tẽ̞ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]
Verb
転生する • (tenshō suru) suru (stem 転生し (tenshō shi), past 転生した (tenshō shita))
- to be reincarnated, to be reborn
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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転 | 生 |
てん Grade: 3 |
せい Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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轉生 (kyūjitai) |
Kan'on reading, so likely a later re-borrowing into Japanese. Now the more common reading of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tẽ̞ɰ̃se̞ː]
Synonyms
- 生まれ変わる (umarekawaru)
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