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寿命
じゅみょう
N2
noun
Meanings
1
life span
2
lifespan
3
life
4
lifetime
5
life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.)
6
service life
7
end of an object's (useful) life
Example sentence
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.
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Kanji in this word
命
Fate, Command, Decree
8 strokes
More words with
寿
寿
ことぶき ·
congratulations
長寿
ちょうじゅ ·
long life
寿司
すし ·
sushi
恵比寿
えびす ·
Ebisu
にぎり寿司
にぎりずし ·
nigirizushi
寿府
ジュネーブ ·
Geneva
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命
革命
かくめい ·
revolution
N1
命
いのち ·
life
N3
生命
せいめい ·
life
N3
命令
めいれい ·
order
N3
一生懸命
いっしょうけんめい ·
very hard (as in "to work hard")
N4
使命
しめい ·
mission
N1
亡命
ぼうめい ·
fleeing from one's country
運命
うんめい ·
fate
N1
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