一期

Reading

Kana: いちご

Romaji: ichigo

Definition

noun

1

one's life time; lifetime

Kanji

一

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ

Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)

期

Readings: キ、 ゴ

Meanings: period, time, date, term

Example Sentences

あの人(ひと)と巡(めぐ)り会(あ)えたのは、一期一会(いちごいちえ)なのでしょうか。

➥Our meeting like that is probably the kind of thing that only happens once.

人生(じんせい)、一期一会(いちごいちえ)というじゃないの。出会(であ)いを大切(たいせつ)にしようよ。

➥Treasure every encounter with others because you never know if you'll meet a person just once in your lifetime.