JLPT N2 · Noun

寿命 (jumyou)

寿命 (じゅみょう, jumyou) is a Japanese noun meaning “lifespan; life”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じゅみょう
Romaji: jumyou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

lifespan; life; lifetime · noun
life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life · noun

Example sentences

これらの発見のおかげで人間の寿命が以前の２倍になった。

Thanks to these discoveries, man's life span has become twice as long as before.

Tatoeba #217805

作動温度が高いと、潤滑剤の寿命は短くなる。

High operating temperatures shorten lubricant life.

Tatoeba #170170

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 寿命

寿

longevity, congratulations, one's natural lifeジュ・ス・ことぶき・ことぶ.く · 7 strokes

命

fate, command, decreeメイ・ミョウ・いのち · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 寿命.

一生懸命いっしょうけんめいvery hard命いのちlife生命せいめいlife命令めいれいorder命じるめいじるto order懸命けんめいeager人命じんめい(human) life命ずるめいずるto order任命にんめいappointment運命うんめいfate革命かくめいrevolution使命しめいmission宿命しゅくめいfate命中めいちゅう(direct) hit

Source: JMdict entry 1330240 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.