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長生き (ながいき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

長なが生いき

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が

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き

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

longevity; long life

Refers to living a long life; can be used as a noun or as a suru-verb meaning 'to live long'.

祖そ母ぼは長なが生いきの秘ひ訣けつはよく笑わらうことだと言いう。
My grandmother says the secret to a long life is to laugh often.

健けん

康こう

に

気き

を

つけ

て

長なが

生い

き

し

たい

。

I want to take care of my health and live a long life.

Kanji

長long, leader, superior
生life, genuine, birth

Similar words

寿じゅ命みょう
寿命 refers to lifespan or life expectancy, often in a biological or statistical sense, while 長生き emphasizes the act or state of living long.
長ちょう寿じゅ
長寿 is a more formal or technical term for longevity, often used in medical or celebratory contexts, whereas 長生き is an everyday word.

Etymology

Compound of 長 (naga, 'long') + 生き (iki, 'living'), the nominalized form of 生きる (ikiru, 'to live').