転生

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 3
しょう
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
轉生 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 轉生. Compare modern Mandarin 轉生转生 (zhuǎnshēng).

Go'on, so likely the original reading borrowed into Japanese. Now the less common reading of this term.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(てん)(しょう) (tenshō

  1. transmigration of a soul into a new body: reincarnation, metempsychosis, rebirth

Verb

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(てん)(しょう)する (tenshō surusuru (stem (てん)(しょう) (tenshō shi), past (てん)(しょう)した (tenshō shita))

  1. to be reincarnated, to be reborn

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 3
せい
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
轉生 (kyūjitai)

Kan'on reading, so likely a later re-borrowing into Japanese. Now the more common reading of this term.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(てん)(せい) (tensei

  1. transmigration of a soul into a new body: reincarnation, metempsychosis, rebirth

Verb

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(てん)(せい)する (tensei surusuru (stem (てん)(せい) (tensei shi), past (てん)(せい)した (tensei shita))

  1. to be reincarnated, to be reborn
    異世界(いせかい)転生(てんせい)したい
    Isekai ni tensei shitai.
    I want to be reborn into a different world.
    (はや)美少女(びしょうじょ)転生(てんせい)したい
    Hayaku bishōjo ni tensei shitai.
    I want to be reborn as a pretty girl soon.

Synonyms

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