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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

生しょう涯がい

shougai

life, lifetime

Example sentences

彼かれは幸しあわせな生涯しょうがいを送おくった。
He lived a happy life.
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生涯しょうがいで一番いちばんの間違まちがいです。
It was the biggest mistake of my life.
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彼かれの生涯しょうがいはすばらしいものだった。
His was a remarkable life.
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Kanji in 生涯

生life; genuineOnセイ・ショウKunいきる・いかす・いける
涯horizon; shoreOnガイKunはて

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