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生活史 (せいかつし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

生せい活かつ史し

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Meanings

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noun

life cycle; life history

biology

Biology term referring to the series of changes in the life of an organism, including reproduction.

この昆こん虫ちゅうの生せい活かつ史しはまだ十じゅう分ぶんに解かい明めいされていない。
The life cycle of this insect has not yet been fully elucidated.

Kanji

生life, genuine, birth
活lively, resuscitation, being helped
史history, chronicle

Similar words

ライフサイクル
Common loanword for 'life cycle', used in both biological and business contexts. 生活史 is more formal and strictly biological.

Etymology

Compound of 生活 (life, living) and 史 (history). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in biology to describe an organism's life history.