Vocab Info
A2 Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb
往生passing on to the next life, death, giving up a struggle, submission, being at one's wits' end, being flummoxed, coercion
Dictionary Definition
Common
Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb
1.
passing on to the next life
Buddhism2.
death
3.
giving up a struggle, submission
4.
being at one's wits' end, being flummoxed
Noun
5.
coercion
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All Forms
往生 【おうじょう】
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Examples
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仏語で、往生は生まれ変わることを意味します。
In Buddhism, rebirth means passing on to the next life.
- N1
大往生を遂げた祖父は今頃天国にいることだろう。
My grandfather, who passed away peacefully, is probably in heaven by now.
- N1
警察:「もう観念して往生しなさい!これが最後の命令だ!」
Police: 'Give up and resign now! This is the final order!'
- N1
まだ家まで10キロもあるのに自転車がパンクして往生しました。
Even though there's still 10 kilometers to go home, my bicycle got a flat tire and I'm at my wits' end.
- N1
仏語で、死後に極楽浄土に生まれ変わることを往生と言うのだそうです。
In Buddhism, it seems that they call the act of being reborn in paradise after death as 'passing on to the next life.'
- N1
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