生涯
しょうがい · shougai (also spelled shogai)
Life, lifetime, career
- for life, all one's life, throughout one's life, as long as one lives
Other ways to say “life” in Japanese →
high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
この絵は、作者が生涯を通して描き続けたテーマの一つだ。
このえは、さくしゃがしょうがいをとおしてかきつづけたてーまのひとつだ。
This painting is one of the themes the artist continued to paint throughout his life.
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What does 生涯 mean?
Life, lifetime, career. It can also mean: for life, all one's life, throughout one's life, as long as one lives.
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しょうがい (shougai). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.
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