🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

塵から塵へ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chiri kara chiri e

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dust-to-Dust/dʌst tə dʌst/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"葬儀は塵から塵へのサイクルを思い出させるものでした。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A phrase denoting the cycle of life and death, emphasizing that humans return to the earth after death.

    "The funeral service was a poignant reminder of the dust-to-dust cycle we all face."
  2. 2

    Used metaphorically to describe the ephemeral nature of material possessions and life.

    "In the end, all our achievements are dust-to-dust, as we cannot take them with us."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The phrase 'dust-to-dust' originates from the biblical expression 'from dust you came and to dust you shall return', reflecting the transient nature of human life. It has evolved to symbolize the inevitability of mortality and the cyclical nature of existence.

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