有為転変（ういてんぺん）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: vicissitudes of life
Example sentences
- 有為転変の世を生きる。 — He lives in a world of constant change.
- 有為転変は世の常だ。 — Impermanence is simply the way of the world.
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