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Meaning of 生涯 in Japanese
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生涯JLPT 1
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Kana Readingしょうがい
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Romajishōgai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
- Meaning
- one's lifetime (i.e. one's existence until death); one's career
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Examples of 生涯, しょうがい in a sentence
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I regret nothing of my life.
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兄弟とも「妻と飛行機の両方は養えない」との理由で、生涯独身を通した。
Saying they could not support both a wife and an airplane, the two brothers therefore spent their lives as bachelors.
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The death of my mother left a big blank in my life.
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Husbands and wives should stand by each other throughout their lives.
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She remained single all her life.
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He made law his life career.
Related Kanji
生
JLPT 5
5 strokes
life, genuine, birth
On'Yomi: セイ, ショウ
Kun'Yomi: い.きる, い.かす, い.ける, う.まれる, うま.れる, う.まれ, うまれ, う.む, お.う, は.える, は.やす, き, なま, なま-, な.る, な.す, む.す, -う