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
Romajishougai
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
しょうがい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshougai

lifetime, one's whole life

  1. 1noun life; lifetime; career
  2. 2noun · adverb for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

Example sentences

  • My grandfather worked as a teacher his whole life.

  • She never told a single lie in her entire life.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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