Definition of 人は死して名を留む (ひとはししてなをとどむ)

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人は死して名を留む

ひとはししてなをとどむ

hitohashishitenawotodomu

expression
he has not lived that lives not after death, the great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it(proverb)
Related Kanji
person
death, die
name, noted, distinguished, reputation
detain, fasten, halt, stop