English–Japanese
“life or death” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajiseishi
Example
その判断が生死を分けます。so no han dan ga sei shi o wa ke ma su
That decision determines life or death.
How to say “life or death” in Japanese
“Life or death” in Japanese is 生死 (seishi).
Describes a situation as standing between continued life and death, with an outcome that can go either way.
Example sentences with 生死
救助隊は乗客の生死を確認しています。kyū jo tai wa jō kyaku no sei shi o kaku nin shi te i ma su
The rescue team is checking whether the passengers are alive or dead.
Tips for using 生死
- 生死 (seishi) often appears in formal descriptions of decisive outcomes, where English uses life-or-death as an adjective as well as life or death as a noun phrase.