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後身 (こうしん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Meanings 1
noun
successor organization ; reincarnation of a group
Used for an organization, institution, or group that is the successor or continuation of a previous one. Often appears in formal or historical contexts.
2
noun
new existence after rebirth ; reincarnated form
Buddhist term referring to the new body or existence one takes after rebirth. Also used metaphorically for a transformed self or entity.
Kanji 身 somebody, person, one's station in life Etymology Compound of 後 (after, later) and 身 (body, self). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is used in both organizational and Buddhist contexts.
仏ぶっ 教きょう で は 、 死し 後ご に 後こう 身しん を 得え る と 考かんが え られ て いる 。
In Buddhism, it is believed that one obtains a new existence after death.
