JLPT N3 · Noun / adverb

生涯 (shougai)

生涯 (しょうがい, shougai) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “life; lifetime”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しょうがい
Romaji: shougai
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

life; lifetime; career · noun
for life; all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives · noun, adverb

Example sentences

叔母は幸せな生涯を送った。

My aunt lived a happy life.

Tatoeba #147901

彼は生涯独身のままだった。

He remained a bachelor all his life.

Tatoeba #103214

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

Kanji in 生涯

生

life, genuine, birthセイ・ショウ・い.きる・い.かす · 5 strokes

涯

horizon, shore, limitガイ・はて · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 生涯.

学生がくせいstudent (esp. a university student)生徒せいとpupil先生せんせいteacher誕生日たんじょうびbirthday留学生りゅうがくせいoverseas student生まれるうまれるto be born生産せいさんproduction生活せいかつlife生きるいきるto live大学生だいがくせいuniversity student高校生こうこうせいsenior high school student一生懸命いっしょうけんめいvery hard生なまraw芝生しばふlawn

Source: JMdict entry 1378840 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.