諸行無常（しょぎょうむじょう）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: all things are impermanent
Example sentences
- 諸行無常を胸に今を大切にする。 — Keeping in mind that all things are impermanent, I cherish the present.
- 諸行無常の響きを感じる。 — I sense the resonance of the impermanence of all things.
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