Definition of 生き身は死に身 (いきみはしにみ)

生き身は死に身

いきみはしにみ

ikimihashinimi

expression
all that lives must eventually die(proverb)
Other readings:
生き身は死身【いきみはしにみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
Related Kanji
life, genuine, birth
somebody, person, one's station in life
death, die