帰西

Japanese

Kanji in this term
西

Grade: 2
さい
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
歸西 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, return to the west, from the belief that the Pure Land lies in the far west

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲisa̠i]

Noun

()西(さい) • (kisai

  1. (Buddhism, euphemistic) death

Verb

()西(さい)する • (kisai surusuru (stem ()西(さい) (kisai shi), past ()西(さい)した (kisai shita))

  1. (Buddhism, euphemistic) to die

Conjugation