無む常じょう迅じん速そく

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Meanings

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swift passage of life; impermanence and the nearness of death

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

A yojijukugo expressing the Buddhist idea that life is fleeting and death can come at any moment. Often used in solemn or reflective contexts.

無む常じょう迅じん速そくを感かんじさせるような出で来き事ごとだった。
It was an event that made one feel the swift passage of life.
彼かれは無む常じょう迅じん速そくを悟さとり、出しゅっ家けした。
Realizing the impermanence of life, he entered the priesthood.