人じん生せい

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

Refers to the span of a person's life, human existence, or the course of one's life. Often used in philosophical, reflective, or everyday contexts.

人じん生せいを送おくるto lead a (kind of) life
彼かれは幸しあわせな人じん生せいを送おくった。
He led a happy life.
人じん生せいが変かわるfor one's life to change (dramatically)
その出で会あいで人じん生せいが変かわった。
That encounter changed my life.
人じん生せいを楽たのしむto enjoy life
もっと人じん生せいを楽たのしむべきだ。
You should enjoy life more.
〈人ひと〉の人じん生せいを変かえるto change someone's life
この本ほんは私わたしの人じん生せいを変かえた。
This book changed my life.
人じん生せいの岐き路ろに立たつto stand at a crossroads in life
彼かれは今いま、人じん生せいの岐き路ろに立たっている。
He is now standing at a crossroads in his life.
人じん生せいをやり直なおすto start one's life over
彼かの女じょは離り婚こんを機きに人じん生せいをやり直なおした。
She started her life over after her divorce.

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一いっ生しょうN3
一生 emphasizes the entire span of a person's life from birth to death as a single continuous stretch, while 人生 focuses more on the experiences and meaning of that life.
生しょう涯がいN1
生涯 is a more formal, often written word for a lifetime, whereas 人生 is used more broadly in everyday and reflective speech.
生せい活かつN5
生活 refers to daily living or lifestyle, while 人生 is the broader concept of one's entire life or human existence.
命いのちN3
命 is the physical life force or lifespan of a living being, often used in concrete or biological contexts, whereas 人生 is the human experience of life.

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ライフ
人生 refers specifically to a human life as a span or journey, while ライフ is the broader loanword used for life in general, lifestyle, or even game lives.
世よN1
人生 is the everyday word for one's life or lifetime, while 世 in this sense appears mainly in set, literary phrases like 世を去る.
世せい路ろ
人生 is the everyday word for 'life' or 'a person's life', while 世路 is a rare, literary term for the same idea, emphasizing the winding path one travels.
生せい命めいN3
人生 refers to a human life as a lived experience or story, whereas 生命 covers life in a broader biological or vital sense.
暮くらしN3
人生 refers to one's entire life span from birth to death, while 暮らし focuses on the day-to-day experience of living.

人じん命めいN2
人命 (じんめい) means human life as a physical existence to be protected or lost, while 人生 (じんせい) means a person's life as a lived experience or lifespan; their similar sound and shared kanji often cause confusion.

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Compound of 人 (person, human) and 生 (life, living). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys 'human life'.