往生際
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 往 | 生 | 際 |
| おう Grade: 5 | しょう > じょう Grade: 1 | きわ > ぎわ Grade: 5 |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) おーじょーぎわ [òójóógíwá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [o̞ːʑo̞ːɡʲiɰᵝa̠]
Noun
往生際 (hiragana おうじょうぎわ, rōmaji ōjōgiwa, historical hiragana わうじやうぎは)
- brink of death
- giving up
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN