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生涯

Reading

Kana: しょうがい
Romaji: shōgai
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Definition

n-t
1

one's lifetime (i.e. one's existence until death); one's career

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 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
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ガイ、 はて
Meanings: horizon, shore, limit, bound

Example Sentences

(かれ)(いち)生涯(しょうがい)貧乏(びんぼう)だった。
➥He remained poor all his life.
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(かれ)(しあわ)せな生涯(しょうがい)(おく)った。
➥He lived a happy life.
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()生涯(しょうがい)一片(いっぺん)()いなし。
➥I regret nothing of my life.
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彼女(かのじょ)生涯(しょうがい)独身(どくしん)であった。
➥She remained single all her life.
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生涯(しょうがい)一番(いちばん)間違(まちが)いです。
➥It was the biggest mistake of my life.
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叔母(おば)(しあわ)せな生涯(しょうがい)(おく)った。
➥My aunt lived a happy life.
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