Vocabulary
What does 生涯 (しょうがい, shougai) mean?
生涯 (しょうがい, shougai) means lifetime, one's whole life.
Quick facts| Reading | しょうがい |
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| Romaji | shougai |
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| Part of speech | noun |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N3 |
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N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshougai
lifetime, one's whole life
- 1noun life; lifetime; career
- 2noun · adverb for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
Example sentences
祖父は生涯、教師として働きました。
My grandfather worked as a teacher his whole life.
彼女は生涯で一度も嘘をつきませんでした。
She never told a single lie in her entire life.