終しゅう身しん

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Meanings

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noun-modifying (irregular), noun

lifelong; for life

Used prenominally or as a noun to describe something lasting for one's entire life, such as employment, membership, or a pension.

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He was promised lifelong employment.

終しゅう身しん年ねん金きんを受うけ取とる。

Receive a lifetime annuity.

終しゅう身しんにわたって〈動どう詞し〉to do something throughout one's entire life
終しゅう身しんにわたって年ねん金きんを受うけ取とることができる。
You can receive the pension for the rest of your life.

一いっ生しょうN3
一生 is a more common, everyday word for 'lifetime' or 'whole life', while 終身 is more formal and often used in legal or institutional contexts.
生しょう涯がいN1
生涯 is a formal literary word for one's whole life span (as in 生涯学習), while 終身 specifically modifies institutional terms like insurance or employment that last for life.
終しゅう生せい
終生 means 'throughout one's life' and is used in literary or emotional contexts (終生の友), while 終身 is used more for formal institutional terms (終身雇用, 終身保険).

Compound of 終 (end, finish) and 身 (body, oneself), literally 'until the end of one's body/life'.

終しゅう身しん保ほ険けん

whole life insurance

life annuity; lifetime pension

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