How do you read 一生?

一生 is read いっしょう (isshou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

How do you write 一生 in romaji?

一生 is written isshou in romaji, also spelled issho.

What kanji are in 一生?

一 (One, One Radical (no.1)); 生 (Life, Genuine).

一生いっしょう

Q: What JLPT level is 一生?

一生 is a JLPT N3 word (intermediate).

いっしょう · isshou (also spelled issho)

JLPT N3 › noun

Whole life, a lifetime, all through life, one existence, a generation, an age, the whole world, the era

(the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

Other ways to say “whole life” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

一One, One Radical (no.1) 音いち・いつ訓ひと-・ひと.つ JLPT N5 · 1 strokes 生Life, Genuine, Birth 音せい・しょう訓い.きる・い.かす JLPT N5 · 5 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

一いちone 一目いちもくa glance, a look, a glimpse 一様いちようuniform, similar, equal 一律いちりつeven, uniform, equal 一連いちれんa series, a chain, a ream (of paper)一言ひとことone word 生なまraw, unprocessed 生存せいぞんexistence, being, survival

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What does 一生 mean?

Whole life, a lifetime, all through life, one existence, a generation, an age, the whole world, the era. It can also mean: (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life.

How do you pronounce 一生?

いっしょう (isshou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 一生?

JLPT N3 — intermediate. See the JLPT N3 guide.

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