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一生涯

Reading

Kana: いっしょうがい
Romaji: isshōgai
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Definition

n-t
1

lifetime; one's whole life; all through life

Kanji

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
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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(わたし)(いち)生涯(しょうがい)(かれ)(だい)ファンでした。
➥I have been his greatest fan all my life.
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彼女(かのじょ)(いち)生涯(しょうがい)勉強(べんきょう)(つづ)けた。
➥She continued studying all her life.
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