生せい没ぼつ

noun

birth and death; years of birth and death

Used in biographical contexts to indicate a person's lifespan, often seen in parentheses after a name, e.g., 生没年 (せいぼつねん).

• 彼かれの生せい没ぼつ年ねんは不ふ明めいだ。

  His years of birth and death are unknown.

• この作さっ家かの生せい没ぼつは記き録ろくに残のこっていない。

  The birth and death of this author are not recorded.