死し生せい

noun

life and death

Abstract noun referring to the boundary or relationship between life and death; often used in philosophical, literary, or medical contexts. Cross-referenced with 生死 (せいし), which is a more common word for the same concept.

See also: 生死

• 死し生せい観かんは文ぶん化かによって異ことなる。

  Views on life and death differ across cultures.

• 彼かれは死し生せいの境さかいをさまよった。

  He wandered the boundary between life and death.