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全生涯 (ぜんしょうがい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

全ぜん生しょう涯がい

Meanings

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noun

one's whole life; lifetime

Refers to the entire span of a person's life, often used in formal or literary contexts.

彼かれは全ぜん生しょう涯がいを教きょう育いくに捧ささげた。
He devoted his whole life to education.

Kanji

全whole, entire, all
生life, genuine, birth
涯horizon, shore, limit

Similar words

一いっ生しょう
一生 is the common, everyday word for 'lifetime' or 'whole life'. 全生涯 is more formal and emphasizes the entirety of one's life span.

Etymology

Compound of 全 (zen, 'whole') and 生涯 (shōgai, 'lifetime').