起死回生
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |||
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起 | 死 | 回 | 生 |
き Grade: 3 | し Grade: 3 | かい Grade: 2 | せい Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) きしかいせー [kíꜜshìkàìsèè] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- (Tokyo) きしかいせー [kìshíꜜkàìsèè] (Nakadaka – [2])
- IPA(key): [kʲiɕika̠ise̞ː]
Noun
起死回生 • (kishikaisei)
- revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN