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一生

いっしょう

adverb

Meanings

1throughout (one's) life
2whole life
3a lifetime
4all through life
5(the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

Example sentence

彼の一生は社会の下積みで終わった。

He lived and died in obscurity.

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Kanji in this word

一One, One Radical (no.1)1 strokes 生Life, Genuine, Birth5 strokes

More words with 一

一月ひとつき · one monthN5 一番いちばん · best (most)N5 一人ひとり · one personN5 一昨年いっさくねん · year before lastN2 一時

Full entry on Jisho

いちじ ·

for a time

N3

一般いっぱん · generalN3

統一とういつ · unityN2

一つひとつ · one thingN5

More words with 生

生徒せいと · studentN5 生活せいかつ · life 生産せいさんする · productionN4 学生がくせい · studentN5 生活せいかつする · livingN4 生産せいさん · production 人生じんせい · (human) life (e.g., conception to death)N3 先生せんせい · teacherN5

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